Canada's use of Huawei 5G tech would impact U.S. intelligence sharing with Canada: U.S. national security adviser

FILE PHOTO: An attendee wears a badge strip with the logo of Huawei and a sign for 5G at the World 5G Exhibition in Beijing, China November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) – U.S. national security adviser Robert O’Brien urged Canada on Saturday not to use Huawei 5G technology or else it will put in jeopardy intelligence sharing with the United States, and also said it would expose its citizens to being profiled by the Chinese government.

Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama

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