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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @04:47PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 09 2018, @04:47PM (#771980)

    What is it, with all the US apologists? What is it, with people looking at a democratic social welfare state such as The Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal or the UK and trying to say "Oh, the US must surely be better than that!!!".

    NO. No, no, fucking no! I'm sick and tired of people claiming that the US is best in anything, and then only comparing it to the worst example they can think of to support their illusion.

    Absurd. Absolutely absurd.

    Please, get a dose of reality. Please.

    But compared to every other nation on this planet? The US is a *beacon* of freedom. You can point out foibles and faults. Yet to compare it to China?

    No, you were not comparing it to China were you? You specifically said every other nation. Sure, there's 130 nations on this planet, and compared to every other nation the US ranks 7th (22nd when only considering the recreational drug use index) [wikipedia.org]. That's not a bad score, but the US has a long way to go to live up to their self-procaimed "beacon" status.

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