Huawei denies allegations that it conducts espionage on behalf of China and has said it's a market-driven business simply looking to compete internationally. 'Significant network security risk'Some Canadian security experts have warned Canada about doing business with Huawei, one of the world's biggest telecommunications firms. Last month, New Zealand blocked a mobile phone company from using Huawei equipment, saying it posed a "significant network security risk." On Wednesday, British phone carrier BT said it was removing Huawei equipment from the core of its existing 3G and 4G mobile phone networks and would not use their equipment for its planned 5G mobile network. Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) pauses as he is shown around the offices of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd by Ren Zhengfei, president of Huawei.

Source: CBC News December 07, 2018 09:00 UTC