The arrest comes as Canada is under intense pressure from the United States to bar the Chinese telecom company from participating in next-generation 5G mobile networks. The United States and Australia have barred Huawei 5G telecommunications, and last week New Zealand blocked the first request from one of its wireless carriers to install the Chinese company’s equipment on its 5G network, citing a “significant network security risk.” The United States, Canada, Britain. Australia and New Zealand are members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance.