China demands Canada release Huawei executive

I can think of many people China should release, but as we know China is a very sensitive and will do anything to deny a little thing called truth.

The Chinese side expresses firm opposition and strongly protests this serious violation of human rights.

So says the country that now "disappears" more of its citizens than all other countries in the world combined.

I'm no fan of the Iran sanctions, but you don't have to be a fan of a law to nonetheless be ensnared by it. Meanwhile, Huawei - and all other Chinese telecommunication and computing companies - are finding themselves locked out of foreign markets due to security concerns. They can sell to themselves and maybe to client countries, but try to build a world-class industry on that.

"The Chinese side expresses firm opposition and strongly protests this serious violation of human rights," said an embassy statement.

HAHAHA such a funny statement from one of the worst human rights violators in the world today.

Apparently China is unaware that the arrest was made at the request of the US so she can be deported to the US.

"The Wall Street Journal reported in April that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Huawei violated US sanctions on Iran".

It would seem that China does not like to recognize the laws and processes of other nations, possibly because they have not been approved by President Xi.

This may be Trump playing China at its own game for the US children being held by China in its attempt to catch their fugitive father.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/us/politics/china-exit-ban.html

This will be interesting to follow to see if Canada caves to Chinese pressure or if the US drops charges or prosecutes.

Leaving aside Huawei's and China's reputations, it's not clear to me the basis for her extradition. Did she commit any crime while in the US, which is the normal basis for extradition? If something is legal in China but illegal in the USA (e.g. supplying certain goods to Iran), and her alleged offense took place in China, why should she be extradited?

Any talk of a free trade agreement between Canada and China would be over, he said.

Thank goodness. We can hope this is true

China: Asia’s biggest bully and biggest crybaby st the same time.

A risky move, considering the number of foreign executives who work in China. Arresting company executives is totally different from placing companies under sanctions.

Not sure they have thought this one out.

Now how about arresting MBS, the moment he steps out of Saudi Arabia.

Huawei routers are just reverse-engineered Cisco routers. They are the most blatant example of how China steals US intellectual property. Also, if you purchase a Huawei product, you might as well be sticking a Chinese bug (surveillance device) in your house.

"The Chinese side expresses firm opposition and strongly protests this serious violation of human rights,"

Seriously? They're concerned about human rights?

"The Chinese side expresses firm opposition and strongly protests this serious violation of human rights," said an embassy statement.

Thumbs up. China is maturing little by little. Now just make sure you practice human rights.

Well the 1st world nations demand the release of the head of Interpol. And freedom to navigate around fake islands.

In the UK, BT is already removing core Huwawei components.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46453425

"her arrest is unlikely to derail U.S.-Chinese trade talks, said Willy Lam, a politics specialist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. "I think too much is at stake for Xi Jinping. He desperately wants a settlement," said Lam. "So I don't think this will have a really detrimental impact on the possibility of both countries reaching a deal."

Tariffs are working. Amazing.

Schopenhauer - It's in the bag!

Its long over due for the western world to start parting ways with China, it s clearly become a HUGE disaster in the making the last 30years, the west has fed the beast & now its becoming nightmare on so many levels

Before the unelected Chinese dictatorship gets too indignant perhaps they could explain why they have arrested Swedish citizen Gui Minhai and what Chinese laws he has broken?

Mr Gui published books critical of despot Xi Jinping, but these books were not published in China (where the dictators censor free speech). The Chinese clearly think it is OK to arrest a non-citizen for something they did that was legal in their place of residence, so why are they complaining about the arrest of Ms Meng?

China demands something other than global dominance and subservience, now that is new.

Huawei's Chinese rival, ZTE Corp., was nearly driven out of business this year when Washington barred it from buying U.S. technology over exports to North Korea and Iran.

ZTE should have been refused access to Qualcomm chips and failed. Trump failed by letting them have a 2nd chance and buying their way out.

Huawei is next. No Snapdragon for you.

I have no clue about this Huawei technology stuff. Can an expert explain if this could be a real spy threat?

Wow, a real America drama, I thought this kind of under-handed ways was only for 3rd world countries drama. A trade deal ???.Gee, do anyone think America is great ???. I am open-minded but on who's ground was Sabrina Meng arrested ???.Her father is right, E.U is better.

This is a serious violation of international law and human rights.

She did not do anything illegal on US or Canada soil, the US has NO jurisdiction over Chinese soil, all activities she conducts within China is subject to Chinese law only.

You know, China recently declared that anyone of Chinese descent is subject to the Laws of China. So does that mean they are no longer subject to the Laws of the Country of their Birth too, or those within which they operate ?

Japan should outlaw all Huewei products and services. It makes no sense to increase military power against China while inviting a company that has close tie with Chinese military.

So this is going to be interesting.

China is a nation of law and order. Just remember that their laws are selectively enforced and maintaining order is their pretext for the suspension of law.

China is a nation of law and order.

Yes, according to their law and order.

From this Canadian's point of view, we should keep it simple. She has been accused of breaking a law by dealing with Iran, a sanctioned country by both the US and Canada. Her employer has been flagged by both countries' security services, and those of other countries in the Commonwealth (which still exists as a cooperative organization of democratic countries associated with the UK) as a manufacturer of spy equipment. She was arrested in transit at YVR (Vancouver International Airport). The US and Canada have an extradition treaty that goes back many years. Our security services share information that many commenters on this site are completely unaware of, and therefore out of the loop, so to speak.

All that said, there are still protocols involved in extradition, and since Canada's laws associated with extradition are a lot more stringent that those of the US, I expect the process to be not only fair, but legal to the utmost degree. China may not like it, but Canada won't cave on any threat to trade that might come of this, regardless of what some people might think.

China holds foreign citizens hostage trying to get a relative to return for investigation. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/us/politics/china-exit-ban.html

At least the USA goes after someone responsible for the alleged violations, not their mother or children.

The US State Department has a travel warning for China about this https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/china-travel-advisory.html China doesn't recognize dual-citizenship.