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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: 2) by Blymie on Monday December 10 2018, @07:10AM (1 child)

    by Blymie (4020) on Monday December 10 2018, @07:10AM (#772260)

    Well, the breakup of the Soviet Union did change things a bit, true. My statement was true at one time, and might be considered true with alterations.

    But the point is -- we didn't truly give them up. We have the parts in storage, they are maintained, we have all of the resources to reassemble them, the knowledge and technical/scientific skill is abundant here.

    They were dismantled to 'make a point' and to appease certain segments of our society. But that doesn't mean the capability is lost -- and it's even placed on hold to make it quick to recover. Very quick.

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  • (Score: 2) by dry on Monday December 10 2018, @07:21AM

    by dry (223) on Monday December 10 2018, @07:21AM (#772262) Journal

    While I won't argue that we have the knowledge and skill to build them, I've never heard that we actually built any or have the parts in storage. After WWII, the Americans screwed all their partners, including Canada and it probably took a while before we had the materials and as I said, about 10 years back, forget exactly, we shipped most all our weapons grade plutonium south, or at least that was the news at the time. Personally, it pissed me off as it can be a handy capability which some nations respect.