On 27 June, the Canadian government ordered Hikvision Canada Ltd. to cease all operations in Canada and close its Canadian business on the grounds of so-called “national security”. This seriously undermines the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and disrupts and hurts the normal economic and trade cooperation between China and Canada. China strongly deplores and firmly opposes this.

The Chinese government has always encouraged Chinese enterprises to conduct outbound foreign investment and cooperation in accordance with market principles and international rules and on the basis of compliance with local laws. We firmly oppose any wrongful practices of overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to discriminate against and suppress Chinese enterprises.

China urges the Canadian side to change course immediately, stop abusing national security and politicizing economic and trade issues, stop the unjustified suppression of Chinese enterprises, provide a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for the normal operation of Chinese enterprises, and do more to promote the sound and stable development of China-Canada economic and trade cooperation. We will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.