Liberals Questioned for Cancelling Beijing-Linked Nuctech Contract After Public Backlash

Liberals Questioned for Cancelling Beijing-Linked Nuctech Contract After Public Backlash
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on March 9, 2020. Adrian Wyld/ The Canadian Press
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The Conservatives pressed the Liberal government on Tuesday to explain why a federal contract with a Chinese state-owned company that was flagged as a security threat was only cancelled after public backlash.

In July, high-tech Chinese company Nuctech was awarded a contract to install X-ray security equipment for 170 Canadian embassies, consulates, and high commissions around the world.