Huawei said the ban will not make the U.S. safer. Chinese officials slammed the decision and said it will take steps to protect its companies. Hours after the ban was announced, two Canadian men who have been detained in China since November 2018 were formally arrested on charges of espionage. (New York Times)

Talking point: Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were initially arrested after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was detained in Vancouver. The conditions the two men have been held in have repeatedly worsened as China and the U.S. clash over whether or not Huawei is a security threat. The Canadian government said the U.S. ban won’t cause it to rush to a decision on whether to ban Huawei in Canada, although it’s signalled that a decision could come before the October federal election. Canada has been resisting pressure from the U.S. for months to do so. Australia has already banned Huawei; New Zealand barred one of its largest telecoms from using Huawei equipment. The Canadian government is facing strong lobbying efforts from Bell and Telus, both of which use Huawei equipment extensively, not to ban the company.