Huawei Lobbyists Visit Canadian MPs to Alleviate Security Concerns

Huawei lobbyists started paying visits to Canadian parliamentarians in August.
Huawei Lobbyists Visit Canadian MPs to Alleviate Security Concerns
The Huawei logo is displayed at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany, on June 12, 2018. Alexander Koerner/Getty Images
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In August, right around the time that Australia was in the midst of officially banning Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE from the country’s 5G networks, Huawei lobbyists started paying visits to Canadian parliamentarians.

“They sent representatives to ask us why we are so concerned about their commercial proposals,” recalled Conservative MP Peter Kent.