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WORLD NEWS Saturday 21 May 2022
Canada bans China’s Huawei Technologies from 5G networks

By ROB GILLIES such language in commer-
Associated Press cial disputes, which often
TORONTO (AP) — Wireless does not lead to a firm re-
carriers in Canada won’t sponse from Beijing.
be allowed to install Hua- The U.S. government has
wei equipment in their been lobbying allies like
high-speed 5G networks, Canada for years to ex-
the Canadian government clude Huawei from new
said Thursday, joining allies ultra-fast 5G mobile net-
in banning the giant Chi- works over worries that
nese technology compa- China’s communist rulers
ny. could compel the compa-
Canada had been the only ny to help with cyberespio-
member of the Five Eyes in- nage. The U.S. has warned
telligence-pooling alliance it would reconsider intel-
not to bar or restrict use of ligence sharing with any
equipment from Huawei countries that use Huawei
Technologies Co. Ltd. in its gear. The company has
5G networks. The U.S. and repeatedly denied the al-
the other members Britain, legations.
Australia and New Zealand “We’re disappointed but
previously banned Huawei. not surprised. We’re sur-
“We are announcing our A woman wearing a face mask walks past a Huawei store temporarily closed due to coronavirus- prised it took the govern-
intention to prohibit the in- related restrictions in Beijing, Thursday, May 12, 2022. Associated Press ment so long to make a de-
clusion of Huawei and ZTE cision,” Huawei spokesman
products and services in stalled will be required to Minister Marco Mendicino ing” Chinese companies Alykhan Velshi said. “We
Canada’s telecommuni- cease its use and remove said. Mendicino said the in violation of free market see this as a political deci-
cations systems,” Industry it.” He said Canada’s wire- government did an exten- principles. “China will com- sion, one born of political
Minister François-Philippe less companies won’t be sive review and is redou- prehensively and seriously pressure primarily from the
Champagne said. offered compensation. bling efforts to protect Ca- evaluate this incident and United States.”
Canada’s ban also in- Canada’s major wireless nadians. take all necessary mea- Velshi said there will be
cludes ZTE Corp., one of companies already had China condemned the sures to safeguard the legit- Huawei equipment in Can-
China’s biggest tech com- started working with other move against one of its imate rights and interests of ada for years to come. He
panies and one that is providers. national champions as a Chinese companies,” the said the company has over
state-owned. “There are many hostile form of “political manipula- Chinese Embassy in Can- 1,500 employees in Cana-
Champagne added that actors who are ready to tion” carried out in coordi- ada said in a statement da and two-thirds of them
“providers who already exploit vulnerabilities in our nation with the U.S., which posted on its website. work in research and de-
have this equipment in- defenses,” Public Safety was aimed at “suppress- China commonly employs velopment. q

Japan welcomes new U.S. Indo-Pacific economic initiative

By MARI YAMAGUCHI demonstrates American Pacific Partnership which ference in Tokyo. President Yoon Suk Yeol,
Associated Press commitment to a regional the United States dropped “Japan still wishes to see who is more willing to build
TOKYO (AP) — Japan wel- economic order that is not out of in 2017 under former the U.S. come back to the closer ties with Tokyo and
comes a new U.S. eco- just about market access, President Donald Trump. TPP, and the reason we Washington, is also seen
nomic initiative for the an official said Friday. Japan played a key role in say so is because TPP and as interested in joining the
Indo-Pacific that President Biden is proposing the new bringing together the other IPEF are different,” he said. Quad.
Joe Biden is expected to Indo-Pacific Economic 11 members of that pact, “We are hoping this IPEF will Asked about that possibil-
roll out during a visit to To- Framework, or IPEF, as an now known as the Com- lead to ... a more proactive ity, Shikata said: “The Quad
kyo next week because it alternative to the Trans- prehensive and Progressive engagement of the United means four countries and
Agreement for Trans-Pacif- States in the Indo-Pacific we don’t have any plans
ic Partnership. economic order.” to change that name. So
While details of the new The U.S. government has at this time we are focused
initiative are still to be dis- been trying to engage on promoting practical co-
cussed in Tokyo, Japan has more with countries in the operation among the four
already expressed its sup- region. The framework, countries.”
port and says it is consider- which was only announced The four Quad nations share
ing joining. Tuesday, is still in its early concerns over China’s
Noriyuki Shikata, Cabinet stages and further details growing assertiveness in the
secretary for public affairs, are unclear. region and its increasingly
said the IPEF is expected Shikata said it was not capable armed forces,
to focus more on supply known if IPEF will be dis- and stress the importance
chains and economic se- cussed during the Quad of a “free and open” In-
curity than on issues in tra- summit, a four-nation re- do-Pacific to strengthen a
ditional trade agreements gional security framework free, democratic and rules-
such as market access and Tokyo is hosting Tuesday, based order in the region.
Noriyuki Shikata, cabinet secretary for public affairs of Kishida’s tariffs. when leaders from Austra- China views the grouping
government, gets introduced before he speaks in a news “My understanding is that lia and India will join Japan as a part of a U.S.-led push
briefing in Tokyo, Friday, May 20, 2022. IPEF and TPP are different,” and the United States. to impede its economic
Associated Press Shikata said at a news con- South Korea, under new and political rise. q