China formally arrests Canadian ex-diplomat, businessman

wow 2 Michael's

One of the far too many ugly sides of the new China is on full display here.

This is a pure political strong arm tactic to avoid a problem with a well-connected Chinese businessperson who had a long history of extremely dubious financial maneuvers, and who has paid off Chinese officials on a regular basis for decades.

Is that speculation or do you know something, CrazyJoe?

Honest question.

Yet another reason to fear communism. The law is whatever the dictator in chief says it is. It changes according to what the Dear Leader eats for breakfast.

Contrast how the accused are treated in the two countries. Meng is free to live at her home, talk to family, talk to reporters etc while being detained, and has a right to fair representation under the law of Canada. She has rights. In China, detention means a black hole. No rights.

@sourpuss, hit the nail on the head. Despite being an important trading partner China is one country I’d stay away from.

Impossible I know but would be interesting if the Canadians could give Meng the same treatment.

Who's being treated better: Chinese business person arrested in Canada, or Canadian business person arrested in China

Which one are people protesting

Ugly side of China? then the US and Canada side must be heavenly beautiful.

Justin Trudeau claimed he did not know prior to arrest of Ms Meng is just pure lie. Also, Trump has said he will use Ms Meng as a leverage tool on trade war... two sly foxes.

@Siew Yee - I’d rather face justice in the US or Canada any day. I’m also sure the PM isn’t briefed on all pending arrests..

At least the system is transparent, you have certain rights, access to a lawyer and it is relatively fair....compared to China!

Canada is caught between the US and China. My sympathies go out to the Canadian Canola farmers. They worked hard to raise their crops and because their leaders have to listen to the US, they get to suffer. l

@siew yee

Meng is treated like a human in Canada. We can see her smiling photos all over the news. She’s thanking her supporters in the news.

The two Canadians in China are being treated worse than animals. We see and hear nothing from them. Communist dictatorships only benefit the leaders.

The Chinese govt is one UGLY MONSTER, as I have said many times the west helped create this monster china has become through allowing its students into their universities, in the 80s I saw first hand how Chinese students were buying up books etc just sucking in as much as humanly possible because IF they failed there were consequences back in the motherland!

And big biz has made it MUCH worse as they closed down manufacturing in the west & moved to china & then agreed to give away TONS of tech for lousy access

This is all coming home to roost

The longer we wait the higher the cost is going to be & it WILL BE HIGH & likely real nasty, I see a real clash coming & the West is largely at fault for the rise of china

I have no beefs with Chinese people, they are basically inprisoned to an extent & must shout the propaganda, they too will suffer greatly when the you no what really starts hitting the fan!!