China calls on Canada to ignore Huawei risks 'invented' by US

The United States has banned Huawei from use in the development of 5G technology on its soil. - Reuters

MONTREAL (AFP): A senior Chinese diplomat called on Ottawa Tuesday (Dec 8) to ignore national security risks that had been "invented" by the United States concerning telecoms giant Huawei, as Canada weighs the company's possible exclusion from its 5G mobile networks rollout.

The idea that the company is a threat to national security "is invented by the United States" and "the main purpose of that is to crack down on Huawei," said Cong Peiwu, Chinese ambassador to Canada.