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China’s Huawei and ZTE will be banned from 5G networks in Canada due to national security concerns

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China’s Huawei and ZTE will be banned from 5G networks in Canada due to national security concerns

To protect national security, the Canadian government announced on Thursday that Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese telecommunications companies, will be banned from its fifth generation (5G) infrastructure.

“Today, the Government of Canada ensures the long-term safety of our telecommunications infrastructure,” said François-Philippe Champagne, minister of innovation, science, and industry, in a statement announcing the ban. The government intends to prohibit Huawei and ZTE products and services from being used in Canada’s telecommunications systems as part of this.”

According to him, the decision was made after a review by Canadian security agencies and consultation with the country’s closest allies.

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As a result, telecommunications companies operating in Canada will “no longer be permitted to use designated Huawei and ZTE equipment or services,” he said.

Companies that already have this equipment in their networks will be “required to stop using it and remove it.”

Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendocino said on Twitter that Ottawa was “taking the necessary steps to protect Canadians and our telecommunications infrastructure” following an extensive review.

“Cybersecurity is national security in the twenty-first century.” Furthermore, it is our government’s responsibility to protect Canadians from growing cyber threats,” he added.

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Canada was the only country in the Five Eyes group – the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand – that had not yet announced a ban or restrictions on Huawei.

Given the greater interconnectedness and interdependence of 5G networks, “a breach or exploitation in this environment would have a more significant impact on the safety and security of Canadians and Canadian critical infrastructure than in previous network generations,” according to Champagne’s department, innovation, science and economic development Canada.

Canada “must continue to secure the foundation of its telecommunications system and adapt to the changing technological and threat environment” to maximise the economic and social benefits of 5G technology.

According to the study, 5G technology “will introduce new security concerns that malicious actors may exploit.”

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“The Government of Canada has serious concerns about suppliers such as Huawei and ZTE who may be compelled to comply with extrajudicial directions from foreign governments in ways that would conflict with Canadian laws or be detrimental to Canadian interests,” the statement said, without naming China.

As a result, Huawei and ZTE will be prohibited from using new 5G equipment and managed services, and existing 5G equipment and managed services must be removed or terminated by June 28, 2024.

The same rules will apply to 4G, but the deadline will be December 31, 2027. By September 1, 2022, it expects telecom service providers to stop buying equipment and services from these companies.

According to the statement, “these measures will be implemented as part of a new telecommunications security framework.”

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The announcement had been widely anticipated, as Ottawa had been considering the issue for more than three years.

Since senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was detained in Vancouver in 2018 on charges of allegedly defrauding a financial institution to circumvent Iranian regime sanctions, relations between Canada and China have deteriorated.

China detained two Canadians, including a former diplomat, a few days later. This was referred to by Trudeau as “hostage diplomacy.” The two were released in September last year in what was seen as a prisoner exchange, and Meng flew back to China after agreeing to a plea deal with American prosecutors after more than 1000 days in captivity and being charged with spying.

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HT Rewind 2024: Teja Sajja says HanuMan kicking off the year in style is the moment he’d been ‘waiting for’ | Exclusive

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HT Rewind 2024: Teja Sajja says HanuMan kicking off the year in style is the moment he’d been ‘waiting for’ | Exclusive

In conversation with Hindustan Times, Teja Sajja decodes the success of HanuMan and other Telugu films, talks about his upcoming projects, and more.
When Prasanth Varma’s superhero film HanuMan, starring Teja Sajja, was announced to be released alongside big films like Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram, Venkatesh’s Saindhav and Nagarjuna’s Naa Saami Ranga in January this year, no one expected the underdog to emerge on top. And yet, the film, made on a budget of under ₹50 crore, managed to collect over ₹300 crore at the box office worldwide in 25 days, becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films for the year. (Also Read: Ranveer Singh met HanuMan actor Teja Sajja, complimented him even after his Prasanth Varma film Rakshas got shelved)

Ask Teja about the moment he realised his film had not just fought against the tide but also risen to the top; he tells Hindustan Times in an exclusive conversation, “Since I returned to acting (as a lead actor after being a child artiste since 1998), this is the moment I’ve been waiting for. When everything from the HanuMan teaser to the songs was grabbing attention, we knew we had hit a gold mine. But I don’t think we imagined it would cross the ₹300 crore threshold. We were so satisfied with the opening numbers; everything else was a bonus.”

‘Success has given me fear of disappointing people’

Teja acted in Zombie Reddy, Ishq and Adbhutham before HanuMan, but they are what you would call ‘critical successes’, adding to his repertoire as an actor who can perform. But things have changed for him now, says Teja, who is being picky about the roles he says yes to. “Success either makes you overconfident or gives you the fear of disappointing people; I have the latter,” he explains.

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Teja admits he wants to chart out his career in Hrithik Roshan’s footsteps, but not in the way you think. “I have such a fondness for Hrithik due to Koi Mil Gaya and Krrish. No matter how well he performed after that, these left a lasting impression on me; I’m sure 90s kids will agree,” he says, adding, “Similarly, I’ve realised that I have an audience in children now. I want to be conscious of that when I pick roles. I want to make films families can enjoy together.”

But despite people in places like Mumbai or Delhi recognising him, Teja says he’s clear that he wants to cater to the Telugu audience first. “I am conscious that I am making films for my playground – the Telugu states. This is the sensibility I have grown up with, and I don’t know if I can cater to everyone else. Will I promote my films in other languages? Sure. But I also can’t be part of films that aren’t authentic to what I know or understand,” he explains.

‘Rootedness has put us on the world map’

And authenticity seems to be the need of the hour. Be it Baahubali and RRR or the recently released Pushpa 2: The Rule, Kalki 2898 AD and Devara: Part 1, certain kind of stories seem to be finding success. “Rootedness and going local is proving to be such a boon for us, be it in Devara or Pushpa or HanuMan. Kalki 2898 AD was our version of a Hollywood film (the sci-fi concept) with actors from across languages in predominant roles; it put us on the world map,” reflects Teja.

However, the actor admits Tollywood went through a phase of Bollywood-inspired rom-coms and family dramas that worked in their favour for a while. “That wasn’t easy to replicate either, but it’s just that these local stories are what the audience seems most interested in now. It can’t just be chalked up to religion, too. It’s about the morals these films are hinged on, the fighting for righteousness, and how an underdog can find their strength. Introducing Mahabharata or Ramayana to a new audience in a cool way is just a perk,” he says.

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And it’s this rootedness that Teja says his next films, Mirai and Jai Hanuman (the sequel to HanuMan), will also have ample of. “Mirai is also a superhero film that caters to kids, but it’s not an origin story like HanuMan. It has a pan-Asian and Buddhist touch because the story is based on King Ashoka’s ideologies. I hope that I will get to deliver something new to the audience again. I will only feel like I’ve arrived if Mirai is equally, if not more, successful,” says Teja.

Rishab Shetty will headline Jai Hanuman, but Teja also looks forward to shooting that. “I can’t wait to be on that set; it’ll be exciting. Now that we know India is ready to watch our films, I want to step it up. I want to shift gears and shoot for at least two films in 2025,” he says. As for what he will do next, Teja says he wants to up the ante. “When I got a SIIMA award for Zombie Reddy as a debutant, I remember telling Prasanth this would be the last award I get. But now that I won a Radio City Cine Award for Best Actor, I hope more awards will follow,” he signs off cheekily.

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