Diplomatic Circles

A timeline of the Canada-China Huawei dispute

A definitive timeline of the dispute from Dec. 1 until now.
The flag of the People's Republic of China outside the Chinese embassy in Ottawa on Jan. 17. Ambassador Lu Shaye held a press conference for Canadian journalists that day.
The context—For years, security experts in Five Eyes countries have sounded the alarm on Huawei potentially being a tool for Chinese espionage, particularly through next-generation 5G telecommunications networks. Australia and New Zealand have banned the use o...

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