The US has banned the sale and import of new communications equipment from five Chinese companies, including Huawei and ZTE.

China has congratulated newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, ending three-year freeze in diplomatic contact between the two countries.

The US Senate has voted unanimously to approve legislation to prevent companies such as Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd or ZTE Corp. from receiving new equipment licenses from US regulators.

Meng Wanzhou had been fighting against extradition to the United States over charges of fraud.

Canada has released a top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei held in the country on allegations of US fraud charges, a move that prompted the release of two Canadians detained in China for spying.

Tensions continue to simmer between Beijing and Ottawa over judicial trials involving the citizens of both countries, as a court in China has handed a lengthy prison term to a Canadian businessman for espionage, triggering an angry response from Canada.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has reportedly offered Brazil “global partnership” status in the NATO military alliance if it squeezes the Chinese Huawei out of its 5G network market and instead uses an American model.