Category: Nuctech

Lithuania Set to Block Chinese Airport Scanner Firm Nuctech

VILNIUS, Lithuania—A Chinese state-owned maker of security-screening equipment should be blocked from supplying equipment for Lithuania’s three international airports over national security concerns, the Lithuanian government said Friday. Beijing-based Nuctech last year won a bid to install baggage scanners at airports in Vilnius, Kaunas, and Palanga, government spokeswoman Rasa Jakilaitiene said. No deal has been…


Security Experts ‘Not Typically Included’ in Embassy Procurement of Chinese State-Owned Equipment: Report

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) drew public concern last year when it planned to purchase security equipment from a Chinese state-owned company. A latest review found that the department does not usually consult security experts prior to procurement. In July 2020, the federal government awarded Nuctech, a Chinese state-owned firm, a $6.8 million contract to install…


Security Experts Were Not Included in Embassy Procurement of Chinese State-Owned Equipment: Report

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) drew public concern last year when it planned to purchase security equipment from a Chinese state-owned company. A latest review found that the department does not usually consult security experts prior to procurement. In July 2020, the federal government awarded Nuctech, a Chinese state-owned firm, a $6.8 million contract to install…