The University of Waterloo will distance itself from Chinese tech giant Huawei after its contract runs out this year to “safeguard scientific research” at the school, the university’s Vice-President for Research Charmaine Dean said.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has warned Canadian academic institutions that research partnerships can be vehicles for espionage; they can compromise intellectual property and allow technological advancements with many applications to fall into the hands of the Chinese or other regimes.
Last year, the federal government banned Huawei from Canada’s 5G wireless infrastructure over security concerns. Such concerns include Huawei’s alleged links to the Chinese military, which the company has denied, and the Chinese national intelligence law requiring Chinese entities to help the state collect intelligence….