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Huawei Arrest Tests China's Leaders as Fear and Anger Grip Elite
The arrest of one of China's leading tech executives by the Canadian police for extradition to the United States has unleashed a combustible torrent of outrage and alarm among affluent and influential Chinese, posing a delicate political test for President Xi Jinping and his grip on the loyalty of the nation's elite.
The outpouring of conflicting sentiments — some Chinese have demanded a boycott of American products while others have expressed anxiety about their investments in the United States — underscores the unusual, politically charged nature of the Trump administration's latest move to counter China's drive for technological superiority.
In a hearing on Friday in Vancouver, Canadian prosecutors said the executive, Meng Wanzhou of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei, faced accusations of participating in a scheme to trick financial institutions into making transactions that violated United States sanctions against Iran.
Unlike a new round of tariffs or more tough rhetoric from American officials, the detention of Ms. Meng, the company's chief financial officer, appears to have driven home the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China in a visceral way for the Chinese establishment — and may force Mr. Xi to adopt a tougher stance against Washington, analysts said. In part, that is because Ms. Meng, 46, is so embedded in that establishment herself.
Previously: Canada Arrests Huawei's Global Chief Financial Officer in Vancouver
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Washington Asks Allies to Drop Huawei
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @01:37AM (5 children)
I've personally experienced Chinese people behaving in unethical ways in the US.
It is part of their culture. Money is all that matters. If they can screw you and get away with it, for many Chinese it's a no-brainer to do so. Ask ANYONE who has rented from a Chinese person in the Bay Area. You'll get an earful, guaranteed.
You don't have to believe what I wrote, and I don't give a fuck whether you do or not, because I am well acquainted with your posting history and I am convinced that you are not very smart, and I am trying to be kind when I put it that way.
(Score: 0, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Sunday December 09 2018, @01:48AM
Bay area? I presume you mean Gay Bay, in California? And, you're attempting to convince me that you have higher morals than Chinese people? Face it, dude, you're just another xenophobe.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @02:27AM (1 child)
In defense of the Chinese, I'd say a lot probably has to do if they grew up in Mao's hellhole. It was a dog eat dog society, and you did what you had to to get ahead. If you want to see authentic Chinese, go to Taiwan.
Other Chinese run societies like Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore each have notably different culture - and prejudices against Mainlanders.
(Score: 2) by aiwarrior on Sunday December 09 2018, @10:31PM
Hmmm Macau? I do not think you know how dirty the gambling industry is.
(Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Sunday December 09 2018, @03:22AM (1 child)
So.... what? You're saying they're Republicans?
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I've fallen off your lawn and I can't get up.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @11:49PM
FTFY