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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday December 08 2018, @11:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the surprise dept.

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

Related: New Law Bans U.S. Government from Buying Equipment from Chinese Telecom Giants ZTE and Huawei
Australia Bans China's Huawei (and maybe ZTE) from 5G Mobile Network Project
Washington Asks Allies to Drop Huawei


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @05:03AM (8 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @05:03AM (#771815)

    Can someone please explain to me what business a Chinese citizen would even have in trying to enforce the blatantly illegal sanctions put on one of the world's poorest countries by one of the world's richest and most powerful?
    Also why the hell is Canada even involved in this? Did they gain statehood without me knowing about it somehow?

    This whole case is like a Wookie living on Endor, it just makes no sense.

  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @06:10AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @06:10AM (#771825)

    Huawei lied to HSBC Bank about Iran. HSBC has US operations and has to agree to enforce anti-Iran rules. Lying to HSBC was bank fraud.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @06:19AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @06:19AM (#771830)

    Can someone please explain to me what business a Chinese citizen would even have in trying to enforce the blatantly illegal sanctions put on one of the world's poorest countries by one of the world's richest and most powerful?

    Also why the hell is Canada even involved in this?

    It isn't the first time the US has pulled this kind of crap. Remember their illegal assault against Kim Dotcom using NZ cops?

    • (Score: 2) by Blymie on Sunday December 09 2018, @09:01AM

      by Blymie (4020) on Sunday December 09 2018, @09:01AM (#771856)

      You're confused. There was no illegal assault and warrant-less search here. There is no comparison.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @06:28AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @06:28AM (#771831)

    Why Canada is involved.

    Canada had no choice but to arrest Huawei executive at Washington's request: expert
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/meng-huawei-extradition-1.4937146 [www.cbc.ca]

    TLDR version = Treaties

    • (Score: 2) by Blymie on Sunday December 09 2018, @09:04AM (2 children)

      by Blymie (4020) on Sunday December 09 2018, @09:04AM (#771857)

      Yes, thanks for saving me a lot of typing. Good article to point to.

      I might add, that this works in the reverse. The US arrests and extradites people to Canada all of the time. The same is true with many, many countries worldwide.

      It's why someone is in an Ecuadorian embassy. No extradition treaty.

      FYI -- we often refuse extradition to the US if someone will be executed as a result. And we won't extradite unless evidence is compelling.

      • (Score: 2) by legont on Monday December 10 2018, @11:31PM (1 child)

        by legont (4179) on Monday December 10 2018, @11:31PM (#772632)

        Canada could, before making the arrest, place a friendly call to Trump and ask if he is aware. Canada could, using it's secret service, leak the arrest order to China. Canada could simply divert the airplane under some excuse.

        Instead she choose to become a boxing bag for superpowers. Perhaps it was the intent, who knows.

        --
        "Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
        • (Score: 2) by Blymie on Monday December 10 2018, @11:53PM

          by Blymie (4020) on Monday December 10 2018, @11:53PM (#772641)

          Leak the arrest order to China?! Diverting planes?! Wtf are you even talking about.

          It's like you have no concept of law or justice. You're nuts.

          Do you have no moral backbone, no legal comprehension?

  • (Score: 2) by Username on Sunday December 09 2018, @11:22AM

    by Username (4557) on Sunday December 09 2018, @11:22AM (#771873)

    Huawei made the mistake of incorporating in the United States in an effort to globalize. Which means they have to follow US laws.