China-Canada Relations
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Canada Excludes Huawei, ZTE from 5G Market
After a long period of internal debate and discussion, Canada announced last week that it would exclude the Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE from its 5G market and the broad range of products connected to it.
China Removes Restrictions on Canadian Canola Seeds
The Canadian government announced yesterday that "Canada has been advised that
China has reinstated access to its market for two Canadian companies that China
Customs had suspended from exporting canola seed to China since March 2019." The
Chinese restrictions had been the subject of a Canadian request for
Canadian Parliamentary Committee Issues Report on Chinese Purchase of Lithium Mining Company
As we reported here, earlier this year the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology held several hearings on the issue of critical minerals, partly in response to the sale of the Canadian mining company Neo Lithium to the Chinese company Zijin Mining Group. Last week, the
U.S., Canada Explore Critical Minerals Strategies, Emphasizing Competition with China
The U.S. and Canadian governments have both held hearings and discussions, as well as taking specific actions, in recent weeks in response to China's dominance of the critical minerals market and with the objective of pushing forward with plans to develop their own supply chains in this
China and Hong Kong Ban Poultry from Canada over Bird Flu
China recently announced that it would suspend imports of poultry and poultry products from Canada to prevent the spread of H5N1 bird flu, effective on February 21. Similarly, Hong Kong also said it would ban poultry products from parts of Canada, as well as from Germany and Spain.
Canadian MP Discusses Huawei 5G and Lithium Company Sale with Government Minister
In a February 1 discussion in the Canadian House of Commons, conservative MP Ed Fast, a former Minister of International Trade, pressed François-Philippe Champagne, the Trudeau government's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on issues related to allowing Huawei to participate in Canada's 5G network and
Canadian Court Rules Against China Mobile Challenge To Divestment Order
In September, we wrote about a legal challenge by telecom company China Mobile to a Canadian government order, issued on the basis of national security concerns, that it sell off or wind down its Canadian investments. Last month, a Canadian court rejected this challenge. This piece summarizes some of the