US Warning to Germany to Ban Huawei or Else Also a Caution to Canada, Expert Says
The United States’ recent warning to Germany and other countries that they can expect less intelligence sharing if they allow Huawei into their 5G network is also a caution directed at Canada, says a veteran intelligence expert.
“I think the cautions offered by the U.S. ambassador to Germany and others concerning Huawei and the 5G network are the most immediate of warnings to Canada about our country’s prospects vis-à-vis Canada-U.S. relations,” said David Harris, a lawyer and 30-year veteran of national security and intelligence affairs. He is currently the director of the International Intelligence Program of INSIGNIS Strategic Research.
According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell issued a letter to German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on March 8 telling him that the United States wouldn’t be able to maintain information sharing at the current level if Germany allowed the inclusion of Huawei or other Chinese equipment providers in the development of the country’s 5G network.
Germany has announced that it won’t ban Huawei from the country’s upcoming 5G auction. Instead, it has increased security requirements that vendors need to meet.
Responding to a question on the warning to Germany, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News Radio that the presence of Huawei and equipment by other Chinese vendors in a country’s network could mean that the Beijing regime would have access to data that the Americans don’t want them to have.
“When you talk about this happening in countries like Poland or Germany or the U.K., we’re very concerned about that, not only for American security because we have information stored, too, but for the security of their own people,” said Pompeo.
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