Canada urged to stop politicizing economic issues

The Canadian government's recent move ordering Chinese surveillance equipment manufacturer Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co to cease operations in the country over so-called national security concerns is not based on evidence, and it will jeopardize the stability of global industrial and supply chains, officials and experts said.

The decision will not only prove detrimental to international technological cooperation and advancement, but will also harm the interests of Canadian companies and consumers, they said, adding that it shows Canada is using political power to contain the rise of Chinese tech companies.

Expressing strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the order, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Canada said on Saturday that the move seriously undermines the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and disrupts the normal economic and trade cooperation between China and Canada.