Response from Beijing Administration to Canada's Embargo on Huawei and ZTE

Beijing Administration has responded to Canada's ban on the use of hardware and services from Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE.

Response from Beijing Administration to Canada's Embargo on Huawei and ZTE. China's Ministry of Commerce protested the Canadian government's decision, citing "national security". In the statement made by the ministry, it was stated that the Canadian government's decision was not based on any concrete evidence and violated the rules of market economy and free trade. It was also emphasized that the decision would harm the commercial interests of Chinese and Canadian companies and adversely affect China-Canada economic relations. Beijing Has Right to Take Countermeasures In the statement, it was also emphasized that if companies suffer losses due to the decision taken by the Canadian government, counter-steps will be taken and said, "We call on Canada to evaluate the cooperation between countries in a rational and objective manner and to abandon its wrong step."