Chinese Telecom Accused of Espionage

China’s Huawei scorched in U.S. report, likely blocked from bidding on a Canadian government computer network.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers speaks during a press conference to release the committee’s report on the security threat posed by Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE Oct. 8 in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP/GettyImages

Huawei, China’s telecom juggernaut, is facing growing scrutiny over espionage concerns in the United States and will likely be locked out from bidding on a critical new government computer network in Canada.

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) wouldn’t directly speak to any concerns about Huawei during a press conference Tuesday, but noted that Shared Services Canada, a new department that will take control of federal government email and telecommunications and data services, has invoked a national security exception for the construction of Huawei’s network.