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OTTAWA鈥擜 top Trump administration adviser on telecommunications met on Monday with officials in Ottawa as Canada has yet to decide whether to allow Chinese firm Huawei to participate in its new 5G wireless internet network.
Robert Blair, the White House special representative for international telecommunications, met with unspecified people in the Canadian government.
The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa and a spokeswoman for Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland confirmed in the March 9 meeting but did not provide details, including who from Canada took part in the talks.
President Donald Trump has warned American allies, especially those in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network that includes Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand, not to allow Huawei into their next鈭抔eneration 5G networks.
The United States deems Huawei national-security threat over risks posed by the Chinese tech giant, including that the regime in Beijing requires its companies to share its information with the Chinese Communist Party鈥檚 intelligence sector.
Washington has repeatedly stated that Huawei鈥攆ounded in 1987 by a former People鈥檚 Liberation Army engineer鈥攊s an extension of the Chinese regime and that it assists Chinese intelligence in stealing secrets. Huawei denies the assertion.
A former Canadian ambassador to China, Guy Saint鈭扟acques, says more oversight of Huawei鈥檚 operations in Canada could apply if the company agreed to become a publicly traded entity in this country.
Bowen Xiao contributed to this report
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