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Hyperbolic Assertions and Criticisms Justified or Not?

I assert that none of us has an idea of the complete truth of the matter before us. The issue has become technical, cultural, political, historical (alright NORTEL had its intellectual property in the wireless to wired bidirectionality stolen by someone and maybe everyone), and commercial one.

We are a 'five-eye' that has just been threatened by China that our citizens (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-rebuffs-chinese-warnings-of-repercussions/) will be further punished if we don't allow Huawei to remain selling into our market. There are a number of individuals' fates held hostage to ensure that we understand the clear and present danger of not allowing Huawei to continue supplying into our market.

Question, is Microwave backhaul the real primary competitive advantage for Huawei in the 5 G wars? Our sparse spaces would provide discontinuities for any potential mesh design using Huawei if that is the case. Is Russia buying from Huawei?

Question, would the legacy university research ecosystem for Bell Northern, NORTEL and Blackberry provide advanced insight into the wireless/telecommunications domain even today? Huawei is spending a considerable amount of effort investing in our universities driving innovations and advancements, and because our research programs don't demand that IP ownership remain within our borders as a precondition for government research dollars, Huawei is using our gold for their benefit.

Question, from your perspective, would you vote that this 'five-eye' vote 'aye or nay' to allowing Huawei access to bidding on our network needs or should they be barred?