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Calculated Shard: 165 (from laksa199)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa165.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2018/12/7/why-are-countries-banning-huawei\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2018/12/7/why-are-countries-banning-huawei\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2018\/12\/7\/why-are-countries-banning-huawei","crawl_time":1776530086,"first_indexed_time":1600997460,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,aljazeera!www,\/economy\/2018\/12\/7\/why-are-countries-banning-huawei s443","src_root_hash":"11003203525177986165","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Why are countries banning Huawei? | Business and Economy | Al Jazeera","meta_descriptions":["Canada arrested the CFO of Huawei, but the Chinese tech company has been scrutinised for years for security reasons."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"On Thursday, Canadian authorities arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer (CFO) of Chinese tech company Huawei.\nThe details of\nthe arrest\nare still unclear but\nMeng\n faces extradition to the\nUnited States\n, according to the Canadian Department of Justice.\nFollowing the arrest, both the Chinese embassy, as well as Huawei called for the release of\nMeng\n, who is the daughter of the company’s founder Ren Zhengfei.\nUnder\nRen\n‘s leadership, Huawei has become one of the biggest telecommunications companies in the world and has established itself as a leading smartphone manufacturer.\nBut Huawei’s expansion from its Chinese roots into the rest of the world has sparked concerns among Western governments over the company’s close ties to the Chinese authorities, as well as its willingness to export technologies to countries that are under sanction.\nCanada arrests CFO of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei\nOver the past couple of years, Huawei has reportedly circumvented sanctions imposed on North Korea and Iran, providing the countries with telecom equipment that can be used for extensive spying on populations, so-called dual use technologies.\nBut the vast majority of criticism has surrounded Huawei’s growing influence on global communications in the coming years. The Chinese company will provide technology for 5G wireless internet across the world.\nAhead of the rollout of that faster internet technology, several countries have warned against using Chinese hardware because of security concerns, which stem from the Chinese government’s use of Huawei’s products to spy on people around the world.\nHuawei has denied all allegations that it might be involved in the collection of intelligence for the Chinese government.\nSo far, four countries have officially said they will not allow Huawei to take part in the 5G trials.\nUnited States\nThe US, China’s biggest competitor both in terms of economy, as well as global intelligence gathering, is afraid that\nChina\nwould have access to sensitive user information, such as location data, and that Chinese technologies could pose a possible threat to critical American infrastructure.\nTo prevent the Chinese telecom company from gaining too much traction in the US, lawmakers have\nurged\n wireless carrier AT&T to reconsider potential deals with Huawei. \nIn 2012, Huawei and ZTE Corp, another Chinese telecom company, were the subjects of an investigation that looked into whether their equipment could pose a threat to US interests.\nThat\nreport\nby US Congress concluded that “Huawei did not fully cooperate with the investigation and was unwilling to explain its relationship with the Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party, while credible evidence exists that it fails to comply with US laws.”\nSince then, the US has been on a mission to prevent its allies from using Huawei technology for critical infrastructure, especially focusing on fellow members of the so-called Five Eyes, a group of five English speaking countries (US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain) whose intelligence agencies share information on a large scale.\nThe US has also tried to dissuade other countries like Germany from allowing Huawei to provide technologies in the near future.\nAustralia\nAustralia\n, part of the Five Eyes group, banned Huawei from providing 5G technology in August of this year, but it did not specifically mention Huawei by name.\nIn a statement, the Australian government said companies “who are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government” would no longer be allowed to provide 5G technology, which was clearly directed at the Chinese telecom company.\nBeijing condemns US over ‘spying on Huawei’\nCurrently, Huawei is already providing Australia with its 4G network, but with the introduction of 5G, even more products will be connected to the internet in the near future.\nFollowing Australia’s decision, Huawei said there was no fundamental difference between 4G and 5G architecture and that 5G provides better security for both privacy and security, adding that Australian allegations about security concerns were not based on facts.\nNew Zealand\nIn November,\nNew Zealand\nannounced it would take the same measures as Australia following a request by mobile carrier Spark to use Huawei equipment for its 5G networks.\nThe Government Communications Security Bureau intelligence agency denied that request because 5G technology inherently poses a bigger risk since its mobile internet and mobile phone capabilities are intertwined.\n“I have informed Spark that a significant security risk was identified,” GCS Director-General Andrew Hampton\nsaid\n, without going into detail about those risks.\nGreat Britain\nAs the second most important member in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group, Great Britain has been urged repeatedly by its allies to ban Huawei from its 5G infrastructure.\nSo far the\nUnited Kingdom\nhas not officially done so, but its government is debating wether special measures should be taken.\nSpy Merchants: Spying on dissent through illegal means\nEarlier this week, head of intelligence agency MI6\nsaid\nhe had his doubts about the telecom company. \nHis comments followed the 2013 Foreign involvement in the Critical National Infrastructure report, when the UK looked at Huawei as part of its critical infrastructure.\nThat report\nconcluded\nthat although no direct evidence was found that Huawei did anything malicious, considerable risks were involved with having the Chinese company be partially responsible for such critical technologies.\nAhead of any decision by the UK government, British telecommunication company BT\nannounced\non Wednesday it would not use Huawei technologies as the backbone of its soon-to-be-deployed 5G network and that it would be removing Huawei parts from its existing 3G and 4G networks.\nCanada\nAnother country currently looking at the risk Huawei’s technologies could possibly pose is\nCanada\n, which has been under pressure from its Five Eyes allies to ban the Chinese company from its 5G infrastructure.\nAccording to reports in local media, US lawmakers have been talking to Canadian officials and companies about barring Huawei technology from being implemented in Canada’s new 5G network.\n“While Canada has strong telecommunications security safeguards in place, we have serious concerns that such safeguards are inadequate given what the United States and other allies know about Huawei,” Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio wrote in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau according to Reuters news agency.\nHowever, according to Canadian media, telecom companies so far have not said whether they will ban Huawei equipment.\nReport: Australia spy plans hacked by Chinese\nIn September, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) intelligence agency said it had been conducting tests on Huawei equipment for several years to see if they pose any danger to the country.\n“CSE provides advice and guidance to mitigate supply-chain risks in telecommunications infrastructure upon which Canadians rely, including, since 2013, a programme that has been in place to test and evaluate designated equipment and services considered for use on Canadian 3G and 4G networks, including Huawei,” the CSE told the Globe and Mail in a statement. \nGermany\nAnother country that currently uses Huawei technology but has not yet decided on its future is\nGermany\n, a key ally of the Five Eyes intelligence group.\nLast month, senior German officials\nsaid\nthey are planning a last-ditch drive to convince the government to consider excluding Chinese firms such as Huawei from building the country’s 5G infrastructure.\n“There is serious concern. If it were up to me we would do what the Australians are doing,” one official told Reuters news agency.\nThis push is being led by the foreign and interior ministries after they held talks with their US and Australian counterparts.\nSo far, no decision has been made by Germany, but according to one lawmaker a ban could be on the horizon.\n“But we need to be able to vet individual cases in order to ensure our critical infrastructure is protected.\nThat could lead to the exclusion of Chinese firms from building our 5G infrastructure,” Katharina Droege, a Greens lawmaker said following the push to ban Huawei.\nJapan\nOn Friday, local media reported that the Japanese government would also ban Huawei from future purchases for its upcoming 5G infrastructure. According to Reuters, the change to the internal rules was aimed at increasing security for telecom companies, although neither Huawei nor ZTE would be mentioned specifically in the decision.\nJapan’s government declined to comment, but c\nhief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the country had been in talks with the US about the issue.\n“Cybersecurity is becoming an important issue in Japan. We’ll take firm measures looking at it from a variety of perspectives,” Suga\nsaid\n.\nA\nccording to a \nreport\n by the Wall Street Journal, the US has communicated its security concerns over 5G equipment manufactured by Huawei to Japan in recent months.\nJapan\n is one of several countries who at the moment rely heavily on Huawei hardware for its networks.\nHow we revealed the surveillance world’s illegal trades\nItaly and India\nBesides Japan, the US has also voiced its concern over Huawei purchases to \nItaly\n, another country that currently uses the Chinese company’s products for its mobile internet infrastructure.\nSo far, however, Italy has not made a decision yet over what company will provide the 5G network hardware.\nIn September, Indian media also reported Huawei\nwas banned\nfrom participating in 5G trials in the country, but shortly afterwards Huawei and India both\nsaid\nthe company had been invited to test its equipment in the second-largest mobile market in the world.","attrs_markdown":"Skip links[Skip to Content](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2018\/12\/7\/why-are-countries-banning-huawei#main-content-area)\n\n[Live](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/live)\n\nSign up\n\nNavigation menu\n\n- [News](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/)\n  Show more news sections\n  - 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The Chinese company will provide technology for 5G wireless internet across the world.\n\nAhead of the rollout of that faster internet technology, several countries have warned against using Chinese hardware because of security concerns, which stem from the Chinese government’s use of Huawei’s products to spy on people around the world.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nHuawei has denied all allegations that it might be involved in the collection of intelligence for the Chinese government.\n\nSo far, four countries have officially said they will not allow Huawei to take part in the 5G trials.\n\n## United States\nThe US, China’s biggest competitor both in terms of economy, as well as global intelligence gathering, is afraid that [China](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/china.html) would have access to sensitive user information, such as location data, and that Chinese technologies could pose a possible threat to critical American infrastructure.\n\nTo prevent the Chinese telecom company from gaining too much traction in the US, lawmakers have [urged](https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2018\/01\/16\/u-s-lawmakers-urge-att-to-scrap-huawei-smartphones-and-5g-collaboration-plans\/) wireless carrier AT\\&T to reconsider potential deals with Huawei.\n\n180603134803816\n\nIn 2012, Huawei and ZTE Corp, another Chinese telecom company, were the subjects of an investigation that looked into whether their equipment could pose a threat to US interests.\n\nThat [report](https:\/\/intelligence.house.gov\/sites\/intelligence.house.gov\/files\/documents\/huawei-zte%20investigative%20report%20\\(final\\).pdf) by US Congress concluded that “Huawei did not fully cooperate with the investigation and was unwilling to explain its relationship with the Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party, while credible evidence exists that it fails to comply with US laws.”\n\nSince then, the US has been on a mission to prevent its allies from using Huawei technology for critical infrastructure, especially focusing on fellow members of the so-called Five Eyes, a group of five English speaking countries (US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain) whose intelligence agencies share information on a large scale.\n\nThe US has also tried to dissuade other countries like Germany from allowing Huawei to provide technologies in the near future.\n\n## Australia\n[Australia](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/australia.html), part of the Five Eyes group, banned Huawei from providing 5G technology in August of this year, but it did not specifically mention Huawei by name.\n\nIn a statement, the Australian government said companies “who are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government” would no longer be allowed to provide 5G technology, which was clearly directed at the Chinese telecom company.\n\nBeijing condemns US over ‘spying on Huawei’\n\nCurrently, Huawei is already providing Australia with its 4G network, but with the introduction of 5G, even more products will be connected to the internet in the near future.\n\nFollowing Australia’s decision, Huawei said there was no fundamental difference between 4G and 5G architecture and that 5G provides better security for both privacy and security, adding that Australian allegations about security concerns were not based on facts.\n\nAdvertisement\n\n## New Zealand\nIn November, [New Zealand](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/new-zealand.html) announced it would take the same measures as Australia following a request by mobile carrier Spark to use Huawei equipment for its 5G networks.\n\nThe Government Communications Security Bureau intelligence agency denied that request because 5G technology inherently poses a bigger risk since its mobile internet and mobile phone capabilities are intertwined.\n\n“I have informed Spark that a significant security risk was identified,” GCS Director-General Andrew Hampton [said](https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/politics\/article-majority-of-five-eyes-intelligence-alliance-bans-huawei-equipment\/), without going into detail about those risks.\n\n## Great Britain\nAs the second most important member in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group, Great Britain has been urged repeatedly by its allies to ban Huawei from its 5G infrastructure.\n\nSo far the [United Kingdom](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/united-kingdom.html) has not officially done so, but its government is debating wether special measures should be taken.\n\nSpy Merchants: Spying on dissent through illegal means\n\nEarlier this week, head of intelligence agency MI6 [said](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-46431810#sa-link_location=story-body&intlink_from_url=https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-46453425&intlink_ts=1544100069591-sa) he had his doubts about the telecom company.\n\nHis comments followed the 2013 Foreign involvement in the Critical National Infrastructure report, when the UK looked at Huawei as part of its critical infrastructure.\n\nThat report [concluded](https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/205680\/ISC-Report-Foreign-Investment-in-the-Critical-National-Infrastructure.pdf) that although no direct evidence was found that Huawei did anything malicious, considerable risks were involved with having the Chinese company be partially responsible for such critical technologies.\n\nAhead of any decision by the UK government, British telecommunication company BT [announced](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-46453425) on Wednesday it would not use Huawei technologies as the backbone of its soon-to-be-deployed 5G network and that it would be removing Huawei parts from its existing 3G and 4G networks.\n\n## Canada\nAnother country currently looking at the risk Huawei’s technologies could possibly pose is [Canada](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/canada.html), which has been under pressure from its Five Eyes allies to ban the Chinese company from its 5G infrastructure.\n\nAccording to reports in local media, US lawmakers have been talking to Canadian officials and companies about barring Huawei technology from being implemented in Canada’s new 5G network.\n\n“While Canada has strong telecommunications security safeguards in place, we have serious concerns that such safeguards are inadequate given what the United States and other allies know about Huawei,” Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio wrote in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau according to Reuters news agency.\n\nHowever, according to Canadian media, telecom companies so far have not said whether they will ban Huawei equipment.\n\nReport: Australia spy plans hacked by Chinese\n\nIn September, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) intelligence agency said it had been conducting tests on Huawei equipment for several years to see if they pose any danger to the country.\n\n“CSE provides advice and guidance to mitigate supply-chain risks in telecommunications infrastructure upon which Canadians rely, including, since 2013, a programme that has been in place to test and evaluate designated equipment and services considered for use on Canadian 3G and 4G networks, including Huawei,” the CSE told the Globe and Mail in a statement.\n\nAdvertisement\n\n## Germany\nAnother country that currently uses Huawei technology but has not yet decided on its future is [Germany](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/germany.html), a key ally of the Five Eyes intelligence group.\n\nLast month, senior German officials [said](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-germany-china-5g-exclusive\/exclusive-german-officials-raise-china-alarm-as-5g-auctions-loom-idUSKCN1NI1WC) they are planning a last-ditch drive to convince the government to consider excluding Chinese firms such as Huawei from building the country’s 5G infrastructure.\n\n“There is serious concern. If it were up to me we would do what the Australians are doing,” one official told Reuters news agency.\n\nThis push is being led by the foreign and interior ministries after they held talks with their US and Australian counterparts.\n\nSo far, no decision has been made by Germany, but according to one lawmaker a ban could be on the horizon.\n\n“But we need to be able to vet individual cases in order to ensure our critical infrastructure is protected.\n\nThat could lead to the exclusion of Chinese firms from building our 5G infrastructure,” Katharina Droege, a Greens lawmaker said following the push to ban Huawei.\n\n## Japan\nOn Friday, local media reported that the Japanese government would also ban Huawei from future purchases for its upcoming 5G infrastructure. According to Reuters, the change to the internal rules was aimed at increasing security for telecom companies, although neither Huawei nor ZTE would be mentioned specifically in the decision.\n\nJapan’s government declined to comment, but chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the country had been in talks with the US about the issue.\n\n“Cybersecurity is becoming an important issue in Japan. We’ll take firm measures looking at it from a variety of perspectives,” Suga [said](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-china-huawei-bolton\/trump-aide-bolton-says-he-knew-in-advance-about-huawei-arrest-npr-reporter-idUSKBN1O5277).\n\nAccording to a [report](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/washington-asks-allies-to-drop-huawei-1542965105?tesla=y) by the Wall Street Journal, the US has communicated its security concerns over 5G equipment manufactured by Huawei to Japan in recent months.\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/japan.html) is one of several countries who at the moment rely heavily on Huawei hardware for its networks.\n\nHow we revealed the surveillance world’s illegal trades\n\n## Italy and India\nBesides Japan, the US has also voiced its concern over Huawei purchases to [Italy](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/italy.html), another country that currently uses the Chinese company’s products for its mobile internet infrastructure.\n\nSo far, however, Italy has not made a decision yet over what company will provide the 5G network hardware.\n\nIn September, Indian media also reported Huawei [was banned](https:\/\/telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india-rings-cisco-samsung-nokia-ericsson-for-5g-trials-bars-chinese-huawei-zte\/65800938) from participating in 5G trials in the country, but shortly afterwards Huawei and India both [said](https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/telecom\/telecom-news\/government-invites-huawei-for-5g-trials-says-companys-india-ceo\/articleshow\/66085621.cms) the company had been invited to test its equipment in the second-largest mobile market in the world.\n***\n###\n##\n##\n##\n\n###\n##\n##\n##\n\n###\n##\n##\n##\n\nAdvertisement\n\n***\n- ## About\n  About\n  Show more\n  - 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The Chinese company will provide technology for 5G wireless internet across the world.\n\nAhead of the rollout of that faster internet technology, several countries have warned against using Chinese hardware because of security concerns, which stem from the Chinese government’s use of Huawei’s products to spy on people around the world.\n\nHuawei has denied all allegations that it might be involved in the collection of intelligence for the Chinese government.\n\nSo far, four countries have officially said they will not allow Huawei to take part in the 5G trials.\n\n## United States\nThe US, China’s biggest competitor both in terms of economy, as well as global intelligence gathering, is afraid that [China](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/china.html) would have access to sensitive user information, such as location data, and that Chinese technologies could pose a possible threat to critical American infrastructure.\n\nTo prevent the Chinese telecom company from gaining too much traction in the US, lawmakers have [urged](https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2018\/01\/16\/u-s-lawmakers-urge-att-to-scrap-huawei-smartphones-and-5g-collaboration-plans\/) wireless carrier AT\\&T to reconsider potential deals with Huawei.\n\nIn 2012, Huawei and ZTE Corp, another Chinese telecom company, were the subjects of an investigation that looked into whether their equipment could pose a threat to US interests.\n\nThat [report](https:\/\/intelligence.house.gov\/sites\/intelligence.house.gov\/files\/documents\/huawei-zte%20investigative%20report%20\\(final\\).pdf) by US Congress concluded that “Huawei did not fully cooperate with the investigation and was unwilling to explain its relationship with the Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party, while credible evidence exists that it fails to comply with US laws.”\n\nSince then, the US has been on a mission to prevent its allies from using Huawei technology for critical infrastructure, especially focusing on fellow members of the so-called Five Eyes, a group of five English speaking countries (US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain) whose intelligence agencies share information on a large scale.\n\nThe US has also tried to dissuade other countries like Germany from allowing Huawei to provide technologies in the near future.\n\n## Australia\n[Australia](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/australia.html), part of the Five Eyes group, banned Huawei from providing 5G technology in August of this year, but it did not specifically mention Huawei by name.\n\nIn a statement, the Australian government said companies “who are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government” would no longer be allowed to provide 5G technology, which was clearly directed at the Chinese telecom company.\n\nBeijing condemns US over ‘spying on Huawei’\n\nCurrently, Huawei is already providing Australia with its 4G network, but with the introduction of 5G, even more products will be connected to the internet in the near future.\n\nFollowing Australia’s decision, Huawei said there was no fundamental difference between 4G and 5G architecture and that 5G provides better security for both privacy and security, adding that Australian allegations about security concerns were not based on facts.\n\n## New Zealand\nIn November, [New Zealand](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/new-zealand.html) announced it would take the same measures as Australia following a request by mobile carrier Spark to use Huawei equipment for its 5G networks.\n\nThe Government Communications Security Bureau intelligence agency denied that request because 5G technology inherently poses a bigger risk since its mobile internet and mobile phone capabilities are intertwined.\n\n“I have informed Spark that a significant security risk was identified,” GCS Director-General Andrew Hampton [said](https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/politics\/article-majority-of-five-eyes-intelligence-alliance-bans-huawei-equipment\/), without going into detail about those risks.\n\n## Great Britain\nAs the second most important member in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group, Great Britain has been urged repeatedly by its allies to ban Huawei from its 5G infrastructure.\n\nSo far the [United Kingdom](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/united-kingdom.html) has not officially done so, but its government is debating wether special measures should be taken.\n\nSpy Merchants: Spying on dissent through illegal means\n\nEarlier this week, head of intelligence agency MI6 [said](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-46431810#sa-link_location=story-body&intlink_from_url=https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-46453425&intlink_ts=1544100069591-sa) he had his doubts about the telecom company.\n\nHis comments followed the 2013 Foreign involvement in the Critical National Infrastructure report, when the UK looked at Huawei as part of its critical infrastructure.\n\nThat report [concluded](https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/205680\/ISC-Report-Foreign-Investment-in-the-Critical-National-Infrastructure.pdf) that although no direct evidence was found that Huawei did anything malicious, considerable risks were involved with having the Chinese company be partially responsible for such critical technologies.\n\nAhead of any decision by the UK government, British telecommunication company BT [announced](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-46453425) on Wednesday it would not use Huawei technologies as the backbone of its soon-to-be-deployed 5G network and that it would be removing Huawei parts from its existing 3G and 4G networks.\n\n## Canada\nAnother country currently looking at the risk Huawei’s technologies could possibly pose is [Canada](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/canada.html), which has been under pressure from its Five Eyes allies to ban the Chinese company from its 5G infrastructure.\n\nAccording to reports in local media, US lawmakers have been talking to Canadian officials and companies about barring Huawei technology from being implemented in Canada’s new 5G network.\n\n“While Canada has strong telecommunications security safeguards in place, we have serious concerns that such safeguards are inadequate given what the United States and other allies know about Huawei,” Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio wrote in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau according to Reuters news agency.\n\nHowever, according to Canadian media, telecom companies so far have not said whether they will ban Huawei equipment.\n\nReport: Australia spy plans hacked by Chinese\n\nIn September, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) intelligence agency said it had been conducting tests on Huawei equipment for several years to see if they pose any danger to the country.\n\n“CSE provides advice and guidance to mitigate supply-chain risks in telecommunications infrastructure upon which Canadians rely, including, since 2013, a programme that has been in place to test and evaluate designated equipment and services considered for use on Canadian 3G and 4G networks, including Huawei,” the CSE told the Globe and Mail in a statement.\n\n## Germany\nAnother country that currently uses Huawei technology but has not yet decided on its future is [Germany](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/germany.html), a key ally of the Five Eyes intelligence group.\n\nLast month, senior German officials [said](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-germany-china-5g-exclusive\/exclusive-german-officials-raise-china-alarm-as-5g-auctions-loom-idUSKCN1NI1WC) they are planning a last-ditch drive to convince the government to consider excluding Chinese firms such as Huawei from building the country’s 5G infrastructure.\n\n“There is serious concern. If it were up to me we would do what the Australians are doing,” one official told Reuters news agency.\n\nThis push is being led by the foreign and interior ministries after they held talks with their US and Australian counterparts.\n\nSo far, no decision has been made by Germany, but according to one lawmaker a ban could be on the horizon.\n\n“But we need to be able to vet individual cases in order to ensure our critical infrastructure is protected.\n\nThat could lead to the exclusion of Chinese firms from building our 5G infrastructure,” Katharina Droege, a Greens lawmaker said following the push to ban Huawei.\n\n## Japan\nOn Friday, local media reported that the Japanese government would also ban Huawei from future purchases for its upcoming 5G infrastructure. According to Reuters, the change to the internal rules was aimed at increasing security for telecom companies, although neither Huawei nor ZTE would be mentioned specifically in the decision.\n\nJapan’s government declined to comment, but chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the country had been in talks with the US about the issue.\n\n“Cybersecurity is becoming an important issue in Japan. We’ll take firm measures looking at it from a variety of perspectives,” Suga [said](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-china-huawei-bolton\/trump-aide-bolton-says-he-knew-in-advance-about-huawei-arrest-npr-reporter-idUSKBN1O5277).\n\nAccording to a [report](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/washington-asks-allies-to-drop-huawei-1542965105?tesla=y) by the Wall Street Journal, the US has communicated its security concerns over 5G equipment manufactured by Huawei to Japan in recent months.\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/japan.html) is one of several countries who at the moment rely heavily on Huawei hardware for its networks.\n\nHow we revealed the surveillance world’s illegal trades\n\n## Italy and India\nBesides Japan, the US has also voiced its concern over Huawei purchases to [Italy](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/italy.html), another country that currently uses the Chinese company’s products for its mobile internet infrastructure.\n\nSo far, however, Italy has not made a decision yet over what company will provide the 5G network hardware.\n\nIn September, Indian media also reported Huawei [was banned](https:\/\/telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india-rings-cisco-samsung-nokia-ericsson-for-5g-trials-bars-chinese-huawei-zte\/65800938) from participating in 5G trials in the country, but shortly afterwards Huawei and India both [said](https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/telecom\/telecom-news\/government-invites-huawei-for-5g-trials-says-companys-india-ceo\/articleshow\/66085621.cms) the company had been invited to test its equipment in the second-largest mobile market in the world.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	On Thursday, Canadian authorities arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer (CFO) of Chinese tech company Huawei. The details of the arrest are still unclear but Meng faces extradition to the United States , according to the Canadian Department of Justice. Following the arrest, both the Chinese embassy, as well as Huawei called for the release of Meng , who is the daughter of the company’s founder Ren Zhengfei. Under Ren ‘s leadership, Huawei has become one of the biggest telecommunications companies in the world and has established itself as a leading smartphone manufacturer. But Huawei’s expansion from its Chinese roots into the rest of the world has sparked concerns among Western governments over the company’s close ties to the Chinese authorities, as well as its willingness to export technologies to countries that are under sanction. Canada arrests CFO of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Over the past couple of years, Huawei has reportedly circumvented sanctions imposed on North Korea and Iran, providing the countries with telecom equipment that can be used for extensive spying on populations, so-called dual use technologies. But the vast majority of criticism has surrounded Huawei’s growing influence on global communications in the coming years. The Chinese company will provide technology for 5G wireless internet across the world. Ahead of the rollout of that faster internet technology, several countries have warned against using Chinese hardware because of security concerns, which stem from the Chinese government’s use of Huawei’s products to spy on people around the world. Huawei has denied all allegations that it might be involved in the collection of intelligence for the Chinese government. So far, four countries have officially said they will not allow Huawei to take part in the 5G trials. United States The US, China’s biggest competitor both in terms of economy, as well as global intelligence gathering, is afraid that China would have access to sensitive user information, such as location data, and that Chinese technologies could pose a possible threat to critical American infrastructure. To prevent the Chinese telecom company from gaining too much traction in the US, lawmakers have urged wireless carrier AT&T to reconsider potential deals with Huawei. In 2012, Huawei and ZTE Corp, another Chinese telecom company, were the subjects of an investigation that looked into whether their equipment could pose a threat to US interests. That report by US Congress concluded that “Huawei did not fully cooperate with the investigation and was unwilling to explain its relationship with the Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party, while credible evidence exists that it fails to comply with US laws.” Since then, the US has been on a mission to prevent its allies from using Huawei technology for critical infrastructure, especially focusing on fellow members of the so-called Five Eyes, a group of five English speaking countries (US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain) whose intelligence agencies share information on a large scale. The US has also tried to dissuade other countries like Germany from allowing Huawei to provide technologies in the near future. Australia Australia , part of the Five Eyes group, banned Huawei from providing 5G technology in August of this year, but it did not specifically mention Huawei by name. In a statement, the Australian government said companies “who are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government” would no longer be allowed to provide 5G technology, which was clearly directed at the Chinese telecom company. Beijing condemns US over ‘spying on Huawei’ Currently, Huawei is already providing Australia with its 4G network, but with the introduction of 5G, even more products will be connected to the internet in the near future. Following Australia’s decision, Huawei said there was no fundamental difference between 4G and 5G architecture and that 5G provides better security for both privacy and security, adding that Australian allegations about security concerns were not based on facts. New Zealand In November, New Zealand announced it would take the same measures as Australia following a request by mobile carrier Spark to use Huawei equipment for its 5G networks. The Government Communications Security Bureau intelligence agency denied that request because 5G technology inherently poses a bigger risk since its mobile internet and mobile phone capabilities are intertwined. “I have informed Spark that a significant security risk was identified,” GCS Director-General Andrew Hampton said , without going into detail about those risks. Great Britain As the second most important member in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group, Great Britain has been urged repeatedly by its allies to ban Huawei from its 5G infrastructure. So far the United Kingdom has not officially done so, but its government is debating wether special measures should be taken. Spy Merchants: Spying on dissent through illegal means Earlier this week, head of intelligence agency MI6 said he had his doubts about the telecom company. His comments followed the 2013 Foreign involvement in the Critical National Infrastructure report, when the UK looked at Huawei as part of its critical infrastructure. That report concluded that although no direct evidence was found that Huawei did anything malicious, considerable risks were involved with having the Chinese company be partially responsible for such critical technologies. Ahead of any decision by the UK government, British telecommunication company BT announced on Wednesday it would not use Huawei technologies as the backbone of its soon-to-be-deployed 5G network and that it would be removing Huawei parts from its existing 3G and 4G networks. Canada Another country currently looking at the risk Huawei’s technologies could possibly pose is Canada , which has been under pressure from its Five Eyes allies to ban the Chinese company from its 5G infrastructure. According to reports in local media, US lawmakers have been talking to Canadian officials and companies about barring Huawei technology from being implemented in Canada’s new 5G network. “While Canada has strong telecommunications security safeguards in place, we have serious concerns that such safeguards are inadequate given what the United States and other allies know about Huawei,” Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio wrote in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau according to Reuters news agency. However, according to Canadian media, telecom companies so far have not said whether they will ban Huawei equipment. Report: Australia spy plans hacked by Chinese In September, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) intelligence agency said it had been conducting tests on Huawei equipment for several years to see if they pose any danger to the country. “CSE provides advice and guidance to mitigate supply-chain risks in telecommunications infrastructure upon which Canadians rely, including, since 2013, a programme that has been in place to test and evaluate designated equipment and services considered for use on Canadian 3G and 4G networks, including Huawei,” the CSE told the Globe and Mail in a statement. Germany Another country that currently uses Huawei technology but has not yet decided on its future is Germany , a key ally of the Five Eyes intelligence group. Last month, senior German officials said they are planning a last-ditch drive to convince the government to consider excluding Chinese firms such as Huawei from building the country’s 5G infrastructure. “There is serious concern. If it were up to me we would do what the Australians are doing,” one official told Reuters news agency. This push is being led by the foreign and interior ministries after they held talks with their US and Australian counterparts. So far, no decision has been made by Germany, but according to one lawmaker a ban could be on the horizon. “But we need to be able to vet individual cases in order to ensure our critical infrastructure is protected. That could lead to the exclusion of Chinese firms from building our 5G infrastructure,” Katharina Droege, a Greens lawmaker said following the push to ban Huawei. Japan On Friday, local media reported that the Japanese government would also ban Huawei from future purchases for its upcoming 5G infrastructure. According to Reuters, the change to the internal rules was aimed at increasing security for telecom companies, although neither Huawei nor ZTE would be mentioned specifically in the decision. Japan’s government declined to comment, but c hief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the country had been in talks with the US about the issue. “Cybersecurity is becoming an important issue in Japan. We’ll take firm measures looking at it from a variety of perspectives,” Suga said . A ccording to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the US has communicated its security concerns over 5G equipment manufactured by Huawei to Japan in recent months. Japan is one of several countries who at the moment rely heavily on Huawei hardware for its networks. How we revealed the surveillance world’s illegal trades Italy and India Besides Japan, the US has also voiced its concern over Huawei purchases to Italy , another country that currently uses the Chinese company’s products for its mobile internet infrastructure. So far, however, Italy has not made a decision yet over what company will provide the 5G network hardware. In September, Indian media also reported Huawei was banned from participating in 5G trials in the country, but shortly afterwards Huawei and India both said the company had been invited to test its equipment in the second-largest mobile market in the world.
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Canada arrested the CFO of Huawei, but the Chinese tech company has been scrutinised for years for security reasons. Save Click here to share on social media Share Add Al Jazeera on Google ![Huawei 5G](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/b3539bb425c949929e5b23bc6f0d1041_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Huawei will play a major part in the global rollout of 5G mobile internet \[Reuters\] Published On 7 Dec 20187 Dec 2018 On Thursday, Canadian authorities arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer (CFO) of Chinese tech company Huawei. The details of [the arrest](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/canada-arrests-cfo-china-huawei-technologies-181205231502520.html) are still unclear but Meng faces extradition to the [United States](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/united-states.html), according to the Canadian Department of Justice. Following the arrest, both the Chinese embassy, as well as Huawei called for the release of Meng, who is the daughter of the company’s founder Ren Zhengfei. Under Ren‘s leadership, Huawei has become one of the biggest telecommunications companies in the world and has established itself as a leading smartphone manufacturer. But Huawei’s expansion from its Chinese roots into the rest of the world has sparked concerns among Western governments over the company’s close ties to the Chinese authorities, as well as its willingness to export technologies to countries that are under sanction. Canada arrests CFO of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Over the past couple of years, Huawei has reportedly circumvented sanctions imposed on North Korea and Iran, providing the countries with telecom equipment that can be used for extensive spying on populations, so-called dual use technologies. But the vast majority of criticism has surrounded Huawei’s growing influence on global communications in the coming years. The Chinese company will provide technology for 5G wireless internet across the world. Ahead of the rollout of that faster internet technology, several countries have warned against using Chinese hardware because of security concerns, which stem from the Chinese government’s use of Huawei’s products to spy on people around the world. Advertisement Huawei has denied all allegations that it might be involved in the collection of intelligence for the Chinese government. So far, four countries have officially said they will not allow Huawei to take part in the 5G trials. ## United States The US, China’s biggest competitor both in terms of economy, as well as global intelligence gathering, is afraid that [China](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/china.html) would have access to sensitive user information, such as location data, and that Chinese technologies could pose a possible threat to critical American infrastructure. To prevent the Chinese telecom company from gaining too much traction in the US, lawmakers have [urged](https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/16/u-s-lawmakers-urge-att-to-scrap-huawei-smartphones-and-5g-collaboration-plans/) wireless carrier AT\&T to reconsider potential deals with Huawei. 180603134803816 In 2012, Huawei and ZTE Corp, another Chinese telecom company, were the subjects of an investigation that looked into whether their equipment could pose a threat to US interests. That [report](https://intelligence.house.gov/sites/intelligence.house.gov/files/documents/huawei-zte%20investigative%20report%20\(final\).pdf) by US Congress concluded that “Huawei did not fully cooperate with the investigation and was unwilling to explain its relationship with the Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party, while credible evidence exists that it fails to comply with US laws.” Since then, the US has been on a mission to prevent its allies from using Huawei technology for critical infrastructure, especially focusing on fellow members of the so-called Five Eyes, a group of five English speaking countries (US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain) whose intelligence agencies share information on a large scale. The US has also tried to dissuade other countries like Germany from allowing Huawei to provide technologies in the near future. ## Australia [Australia](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/australia.html), part of the Five Eyes group, banned Huawei from providing 5G technology in August of this year, but it did not specifically mention Huawei by name. In a statement, the Australian government said companies “who are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government” would no longer be allowed to provide 5G technology, which was clearly directed at the Chinese telecom company. Beijing condemns US over ‘spying on Huawei’ Currently, Huawei is already providing Australia with its 4G network, but with the introduction of 5G, even more products will be connected to the internet in the near future. Following Australia’s decision, Huawei said there was no fundamental difference between 4G and 5G architecture and that 5G provides better security for both privacy and security, adding that Australian allegations about security concerns were not based on facts. Advertisement ## New Zealand In November, [New Zealand](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/new-zealand.html) announced it would take the same measures as Australia following a request by mobile carrier Spark to use Huawei equipment for its 5G networks. The Government Communications Security Bureau intelligence agency denied that request because 5G technology inherently poses a bigger risk since its mobile internet and mobile phone capabilities are intertwined. “I have informed Spark that a significant security risk was identified,” GCS Director-General Andrew Hampton [said](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-majority-of-five-eyes-intelligence-alliance-bans-huawei-equipment/), without going into detail about those risks. ## Great Britain As the second most important member in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group, Great Britain has been urged repeatedly by its allies to ban Huawei from its 5G infrastructure. So far the [United Kingdom](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/united-kingdom.html) has not officially done so, but its government is debating wether special measures should be taken. Spy Merchants: Spying on dissent through illegal means Earlier this week, head of intelligence agency MI6 [said](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46431810#sa-link_location=story-body&intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46453425&intlink_ts=1544100069591-sa) he had his doubts about the telecom company. His comments followed the 2013 Foreign involvement in the Critical National Infrastructure report, when the UK looked at Huawei as part of its critical infrastructure. That report [concluded](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/205680/ISC-Report-Foreign-Investment-in-the-Critical-National-Infrastructure.pdf) that although no direct evidence was found that Huawei did anything malicious, considerable risks were involved with having the Chinese company be partially responsible for such critical technologies. Ahead of any decision by the UK government, British telecommunication company BT [announced](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46453425) on Wednesday it would not use Huawei technologies as the backbone of its soon-to-be-deployed 5G network and that it would be removing Huawei parts from its existing 3G and 4G networks. ## Canada Another country currently looking at the risk Huawei’s technologies could possibly pose is [Canada](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/canada.html), which has been under pressure from its Five Eyes allies to ban the Chinese company from its 5G infrastructure. According to reports in local media, US lawmakers have been talking to Canadian officials and companies about barring Huawei technology from being implemented in Canada’s new 5G network. “While Canada has strong telecommunications security safeguards in place, we have serious concerns that such safeguards are inadequate given what the United States and other allies know about Huawei,” Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio wrote in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau according to Reuters news agency. However, according to Canadian media, telecom companies so far have not said whether they will ban Huawei equipment. Report: Australia spy plans hacked by Chinese In September, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) intelligence agency said it had been conducting tests on Huawei equipment for several years to see if they pose any danger to the country. “CSE provides advice and guidance to mitigate supply-chain risks in telecommunications infrastructure upon which Canadians rely, including, since 2013, a programme that has been in place to test and evaluate designated equipment and services considered for use on Canadian 3G and 4G networks, including Huawei,” the CSE told the Globe and Mail in a statement. Advertisement ## Germany Another country that currently uses Huawei technology but has not yet decided on its future is [Germany](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/germany.html), a key ally of the Five Eyes intelligence group. Last month, senior German officials [said](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-china-5g-exclusive/exclusive-german-officials-raise-china-alarm-as-5g-auctions-loom-idUSKCN1NI1WC) they are planning a last-ditch drive to convince the government to consider excluding Chinese firms such as Huawei from building the country’s 5G infrastructure. “There is serious concern. If it were up to me we would do what the Australians are doing,” one official told Reuters news agency. This push is being led by the foreign and interior ministries after they held talks with their US and Australian counterparts. So far, no decision has been made by Germany, but according to one lawmaker a ban could be on the horizon. “But we need to be able to vet individual cases in order to ensure our critical infrastructure is protected. That could lead to the exclusion of Chinese firms from building our 5G infrastructure,” Katharina Droege, a Greens lawmaker said following the push to ban Huawei. ## Japan On Friday, local media reported that the Japanese government would also ban Huawei from future purchases for its upcoming 5G infrastructure. According to Reuters, the change to the internal rules was aimed at increasing security for telecom companies, although neither Huawei nor ZTE would be mentioned specifically in the decision. Japan’s government declined to comment, but chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the country had been in talks with the US about the issue. “Cybersecurity is becoming an important issue in Japan. We’ll take firm measures looking at it from a variety of perspectives,” Suga [said](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-bolton/trump-aide-bolton-says-he-knew-in-advance-about-huawei-arrest-npr-reporter-idUSKBN1O5277). According to a [report](https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-asks-allies-to-drop-huawei-1542965105?tesla=y) by the Wall Street Journal, the US has communicated its security concerns over 5G equipment manufactured by Huawei to Japan in recent months. [Japan](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/japan.html) is one of several countries who at the moment rely heavily on Huawei hardware for its networks. How we revealed the surveillance world’s illegal trades ## Italy and India Besides Japan, the US has also voiced its concern over Huawei purchases to [Italy](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/italy.html), another country that currently uses the Chinese company’s products for its mobile internet infrastructure. So far, however, Italy has not made a decision yet over what company will provide the 5G network hardware. In September, Indian media also reported Huawei [was banned](https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india-rings-cisco-samsung-nokia-ericsson-for-5g-trials-bars-chinese-huawei-zte/65800938) from participating in 5G trials in the country, but shortly afterwards Huawei and India both [said](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/government-invites-huawei-for-5g-trials-says-companys-india-ceo/articleshow/66085621.cms) the company had been invited to test its equipment in the second-largest mobile market in the world. * ### ## ## ## ### ## ## ## ### ## ## ## Advertisement * - ## About About Show more - [About Us](https://www.aljazeera.com/about-us) - [Code of Ethics](https://www.aljazeera.com/code-of-ethics/) - [Terms and Conditions](https://www.aljazeera.com/terms-and-conditions/) - [EU/EEA Regulatory Notice](https://www.aljazeera.com/eu-eea-regulatory/) - [Privacy Policy](https://privacy.aljazeera.net/) - [Cookie Policy](https://privacy.aljazeera.net/cookie/) - [Cookie Preferences](https://www.aljazeera.com/) - [Accessibility Statement](https://trust.aljazeera.net/accessibility/) - [Sitemap](https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemap) - [Work for us](https://careers.aljazeera.net/) - ## Connect Connect Show more - [Contact Us](https://network.aljazeera.net/en/contact?tid=6) - [User Accounts Help](https://www.aljazeera.com/user-accounts-help) - [Advertise with us](https://commercial.aljazeera.net/) - [Stay Connected](https://www.aljazeera.com/stay-connected) - [Newsletters](https://www.aljazeera.com/newsletters) - [Channel Finder](https://sat.aljazeera.net/en) - [TV Schedule](https://www.aljazeera.com/schedule/) - [Podcasts](https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/) - [Submit a Tip](https://webapps.aljazeera.net/aje/tips/) - [Paid Partner Content](https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored) - ## Our Channels Our Channels Show more - [Al Jazeera Arabic](http://aljazeera.net/) - [Al Jazeera English](https://www.aljazeera.com/) - [Al Jazeera Investigative Unit](https://www.ajiunit.com/) - [Al Jazeera Mubasher](https://www.aljazeeramubasher.net/) - [Al Jazeera Documentary](http://doc.aljazeera.net/) - [Al Jazeera Balkans](http://balkans.aljazeera.net/) - [AJ+](http://ajplus.net/) - ## Our Network Our Network Show more - [Al Jazeera Centre for Studies](http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/) - [Al Jazeera Media Institute](http://training.aljazeera.net/) - [Learn Arabic](http://learning.aljazeera.net/) - [Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights](http://liberties.aljazeera.com/en) - [Al Jazeera Forum](http://forum.aljazeera.net/) - [Al Jazeera Hotel Partners](https://hotels.aljazeera.net/en) Follow Al Jazeera English: ![Al Jazeera Media Network logo](https://www.aljazeera.com/static/media/aj-footer-logo.bac952ad.svg) © 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network
Readable Markdown	On Thursday, Canadian authorities arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer (CFO) of Chinese tech company Huawei. The details of [the arrest](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/canada-arrests-cfo-china-huawei-technologies-181205231502520.html) are still unclear but Meng faces extradition to the [United States](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/united-states.html), according to the Canadian Department of Justice. Following the arrest, both the Chinese embassy, as well as Huawei called for the release of Meng, who is the daughter of the company’s founder Ren Zhengfei. Under Ren‘s leadership, Huawei has become one of the biggest telecommunications companies in the world and has established itself as a leading smartphone manufacturer. But Huawei’s expansion from its Chinese roots into the rest of the world has sparked concerns among Western governments over the company’s close ties to the Chinese authorities, as well as its willingness to export technologies to countries that are under sanction. Canada arrests CFO of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Over the past couple of years, Huawei has reportedly circumvented sanctions imposed on North Korea and Iran, providing the countries with telecom equipment that can be used for extensive spying on populations, so-called dual use technologies. But the vast majority of criticism has surrounded Huawei’s growing influence on global communications in the coming years. The Chinese company will provide technology for 5G wireless internet across the world. Ahead of the rollout of that faster internet technology, several countries have warned against using Chinese hardware because of security concerns, which stem from the Chinese government’s use of Huawei’s products to spy on people around the world. Huawei has denied all allegations that it might be involved in the collection of intelligence for the Chinese government. So far, four countries have officially said they will not allow Huawei to take part in the 5G trials. ## United States The US, China’s biggest competitor both in terms of economy, as well as global intelligence gathering, is afraid that [China](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/china.html) would have access to sensitive user information, such as location data, and that Chinese technologies could pose a possible threat to critical American infrastructure. To prevent the Chinese telecom company from gaining too much traction in the US, lawmakers have [urged](https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/16/u-s-lawmakers-urge-att-to-scrap-huawei-smartphones-and-5g-collaboration-plans/) wireless carrier AT\&T to reconsider potential deals with Huawei. In 2012, Huawei and ZTE Corp, another Chinese telecom company, were the subjects of an investigation that looked into whether their equipment could pose a threat to US interests. That [report](https://intelligence.house.gov/sites/intelligence.house.gov/files/documents/huawei-zte%20investigative%20report%20\(final\).pdf) by US Congress concluded that “Huawei did not fully cooperate with the investigation and was unwilling to explain its relationship with the Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party, while credible evidence exists that it fails to comply with US laws.” Since then, the US has been on a mission to prevent its allies from using Huawei technology for critical infrastructure, especially focusing on fellow members of the so-called Five Eyes, a group of five English speaking countries (US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain) whose intelligence agencies share information on a large scale. The US has also tried to dissuade other countries like Germany from allowing Huawei to provide technologies in the near future. ## Australia [Australia](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/australia.html), part of the Five Eyes group, banned Huawei from providing 5G technology in August of this year, but it did not specifically mention Huawei by name. In a statement, the Australian government said companies “who are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government” would no longer be allowed to provide 5G technology, which was clearly directed at the Chinese telecom company. Beijing condemns US over ‘spying on Huawei’ Currently, Huawei is already providing Australia with its 4G network, but with the introduction of 5G, even more products will be connected to the internet in the near future. Following Australia’s decision, Huawei said there was no fundamental difference between 4G and 5G architecture and that 5G provides better security for both privacy and security, adding that Australian allegations about security concerns were not based on facts. ## New Zealand In November, [New Zealand](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/new-zealand.html) announced it would take the same measures as Australia following a request by mobile carrier Spark to use Huawei equipment for its 5G networks. The Government Communications Security Bureau intelligence agency denied that request because 5G technology inherently poses a bigger risk since its mobile internet and mobile phone capabilities are intertwined. “I have informed Spark that a significant security risk was identified,” GCS Director-General Andrew Hampton [said](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-majority-of-five-eyes-intelligence-alliance-bans-huawei-equipment/), without going into detail about those risks. ## Great Britain As the second most important member in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group, Great Britain has been urged repeatedly by its allies to ban Huawei from its 5G infrastructure. So far the [United Kingdom](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/united-kingdom.html) has not officially done so, but its government is debating wether special measures should be taken. Spy Merchants: Spying on dissent through illegal means Earlier this week, head of intelligence agency MI6 [said](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46431810#sa-link_location=story-body&intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46453425&intlink_ts=1544100069591-sa) he had his doubts about the telecom company. His comments followed the 2013 Foreign involvement in the Critical National Infrastructure report, when the UK looked at Huawei as part of its critical infrastructure. That report [concluded](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/205680/ISC-Report-Foreign-Investment-in-the-Critical-National-Infrastructure.pdf) that although no direct evidence was found that Huawei did anything malicious, considerable risks were involved with having the Chinese company be partially responsible for such critical technologies. Ahead of any decision by the UK government, British telecommunication company BT [announced](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46453425) on Wednesday it would not use Huawei technologies as the backbone of its soon-to-be-deployed 5G network and that it would be removing Huawei parts from its existing 3G and 4G networks. ## Canada Another country currently looking at the risk Huawei’s technologies could possibly pose is [Canada](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/canada.html), which has been under pressure from its Five Eyes allies to ban the Chinese company from its 5G infrastructure. According to reports in local media, US lawmakers have been talking to Canadian officials and companies about barring Huawei technology from being implemented in Canada’s new 5G network. “While Canada has strong telecommunications security safeguards in place, we have serious concerns that such safeguards are inadequate given what the United States and other allies know about Huawei,” Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio wrote in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau according to Reuters news agency. However, according to Canadian media, telecom companies so far have not said whether they will ban Huawei equipment. Report: Australia spy plans hacked by Chinese In September, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) intelligence agency said it had been conducting tests on Huawei equipment for several years to see if they pose any danger to the country. “CSE provides advice and guidance to mitigate supply-chain risks in telecommunications infrastructure upon which Canadians rely, including, since 2013, a programme that has been in place to test and evaluate designated equipment and services considered for use on Canadian 3G and 4G networks, including Huawei,” the CSE told the Globe and Mail in a statement. ## Germany Another country that currently uses Huawei technology but has not yet decided on its future is [Germany](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/germany.html), a key ally of the Five Eyes intelligence group. Last month, senior German officials [said](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-china-5g-exclusive/exclusive-german-officials-raise-china-alarm-as-5g-auctions-loom-idUSKCN1NI1WC) they are planning a last-ditch drive to convince the government to consider excluding Chinese firms such as Huawei from building the country’s 5G infrastructure. “There is serious concern. If it were up to me we would do what the Australians are doing,” one official told Reuters news agency. This push is being led by the foreign and interior ministries after they held talks with their US and Australian counterparts. So far, no decision has been made by Germany, but according to one lawmaker a ban could be on the horizon. “But we need to be able to vet individual cases in order to ensure our critical infrastructure is protected. That could lead to the exclusion of Chinese firms from building our 5G infrastructure,” Katharina Droege, a Greens lawmaker said following the push to ban Huawei. ## Japan On Friday, local media reported that the Japanese government would also ban Huawei from future purchases for its upcoming 5G infrastructure. According to Reuters, the change to the internal rules was aimed at increasing security for telecom companies, although neither Huawei nor ZTE would be mentioned specifically in the decision. Japan’s government declined to comment, but chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the country had been in talks with the US about the issue. “Cybersecurity is becoming an important issue in Japan. We’ll take firm measures looking at it from a variety of perspectives,” Suga [said](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-bolton/trump-aide-bolton-says-he-knew-in-advance-about-huawei-arrest-npr-reporter-idUSKBN1O5277). According to a [report](https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-asks-allies-to-drop-huawei-1542965105?tesla=y) by the Wall Street Journal, the US has communicated its security concerns over 5G equipment manufactured by Huawei to Japan in recent months. [Japan](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/japan.html) is one of several countries who at the moment rely heavily on Huawei hardware for its networks. How we revealed the surveillance world’s illegal trades ## Italy and India Besides Japan, the US has also voiced its concern over Huawei purchases to [Italy](https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/italy.html), another country that currently uses the Chinese company’s products for its mobile internet infrastructure. So far, however, Italy has not made a decision yet over what company will provide the 5G network hardware. In September, Indian media also reported Huawei [was banned](https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india-rings-cisco-samsung-nokia-ericsson-for-5g-trials-bars-chinese-huawei-zte/65800938) from participating in 5G trials in the country, but shortly afterwards Huawei and India both [said](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/government-invites-huawei-for-5g-trials-says-companys-india-ceo/articleshow/66085621.cms) the company had been invited to test its equipment in the second-largest mobile market in the world.
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