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China wants ‘non-discriminatory’ treatment for Huawei as study suggests 76% of Canadians want to ban 5G tech company

by Ainsley Ingram

The Chinese Foreign Ministry called Canada Be “non-discriminatory” towards Huawei Technologies Co. And other mainland companies after a poll found more than three-quarters of Canadians want to prevent the tech giant from entering the country. 5G networks.

Nano Survey conducted for The balloon and the mail After China freed two Canadians, Ottawa estimated they had been in the hands of hostage diplomacy for nearly three years.

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were released last month on the same day as Huawei CEO Meng Wanzhou, who was partially under house arrest in Vancouver until she reached a deal with the United States that prompted prosecutors to withdraw his extradition request for fraud. .

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Nanos found that 76% of those polled wanted to ban Huawei, up from 53% two years ago.

Michael Kovrig (left) chats with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while Michael Spavor (gray) embraces Canadian Ambassador to China Dominic Barton in Calgary on September 25. Photo: MDN-MDN Canada via Reuters

The percentage of those who believe in Huawei 5G The position must be approved at 10 percent, up from 22 percent in 2019, World reported Monday.

The government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly delayed the decision to allow Huawei to play a role in building the country’s next-generation wireless internet infrastructure due to security concerns.

The weAND UK AND Australia Previously, Huawei had been excluded from this role.

No crime, no punishment because Meng pleads guilty without guilt

On September 28, Trudeau said he expected to announce a decision on “telecommunications and Huawei in the coming weeks.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian responded to the investigation results at a regular press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.

“The Canadian side must adopt an objective and impartial attitude, make independent decisions in accordance with its interests and provide a fair, open and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies,” he said.

Huawei sophistication and security 5G The products have been recognized by most of the operators around the world.

Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou greets her as she exits a charter plane at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport on September 25. Photo: Xinhua via Reuters

The Canadian public rejected Huawei’s role in 5G Part of the general deterioration in enthusiasm for China since the diplomatic crisis over Meng and the men known as Michaels erupted in December 2018.

The Nanos poll found that 69% of Canadians want to delay negotiations for a trade deal with China, up from 47% in 2019, while 87% support Canada in trying to “contain” power. Australia.

A separate Nanos poll for Bloomberg News found that only 11% of Canadians believe the Canada-China relationship can be mended to the state it was in before Meng’s arrest and Michaels relationship.

Thirty-six percent thought it was permanently damaged, while 48 percent said they thought it could be fixed a bit.

Meng Wanzhou’s tearful message to China flying over the North Pole

The two surveys involved more than 1,000 people and were carried out from September 30 to October 3. The margin of error was 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

Meng returned to China from Canada on September 24 after entering into a deferred treatment agreement.

Kovrig and Spavor, who were arrested in China days after Meng’s arrest in Canada, have been tried on charges of espionage this year.

But they were also released, and their flight to Canada took off shortly after Meng left for China. China said they had been medically released, and Beijing, Ottawa and Washington denied participating in an exchange to secure Meng’s release.

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