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China thinks it can arbitrarily detain anyone. It is time for change | Michael Caster
The lack of global outcry over the detention of two Canadians virtually guarantees the next such case
January 3, 2019 Source: the Guardian
US farmers are bracing to lose as CPTPP rolls out
After Trump pulled out of the deal, they will miss out on tariff cuts that make their competitors' products cheaper in key Asian markets.
December 28, 2018 Source: Quartz
Canadian to appeal drug smuggling charges in China amid Beijing-Ottawa spat | CNN
A Chinese court will hear an appeal Saturday from a Canadian man reportedly convicted of drug smuggling -- the latest case to test relations between Ottawa and Beijing following the detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver this month.
December 27, 2018 Source: CNN
China to try Canadian on drugs charges: state media
Detention of fourth Canadian in recent weeks could further test already difficult relations between Beijing and Ottawa.
December 27, 2018 Source: Al Jazeera
Canada and US demand ‘immediate release’ of Canadians held by China
The demand is a sharp escalation, with Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland directly linking the arrests to Canada’s detention of Meng Wanzhou.
December 21, 2018 Source: South China Morning Post
Canada Goose delays China store opening amid tension over Huawei
The postponement of the flagship store comes as Canada Goose has emerged as one of the highest-profile business casualties in the diplomatic flare-up between China and Canada.
December 13, 2018 Source: South China Morning Post
On China, has Canada lost its sense of justice?
The arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, at the request of the United States, has damaged the relationship between Beijing and Ottawa
December 13, 2018 Source: The Globe and Mail
Ex-Canadian ambassador warns Kovrig detention has precedent as reprisal
David Mulroney, Canada’s ambassador in Beijing from 2009 to 2012, sees parallels with a 2014 arrest of Kevin and Julia Garratt, imprisoned after Ottawa detained Su Bin on a US request.
December 11, 2018 Source: South China Morning Post
Huawei case forces China to walk tightrope in US trade talks
Beijing is keen to defend flagship business, but does not want to imperil the current talks to resolve the trade war with Washington.
December 10, 2018 Source: South China Morning Post
Meng’s mansions: inside Huawei CFO’s Canadian connections
Meng Wanzhou’s current circumstances are remarkable, but her Canadian backstory is familiar – she is a reverse immigrant who left family members in Vancouver for years. Title documents on two Vancouver mansions, worth US$16.4 million, identify her husband as Liu Xiaozong.
December 9, 2018 Source: South China Morning Post
Europe should be wary of Huawei, EU tech official says
The European Union should be worried about Huawei [HWT.UL] and other Chinese technology companies because of the risk they pose to the bloc's industry and security, the EU's technology chief said on Friday, echoing concerns raised elsewhere in the world.
December 7, 2018 Source: U.S.
China-US feud threatens Canada as Huawei executive due in court
Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s global chief financial officer, will appear at a bail hearing on Friday morning, following her arrest last Saturday
December 7, 2018 Source: the Guardian
Trump did not know about Huawei extradition request before Xi dinner: source
President Donald Trump did not know about a U.S. request for the extradition of Huawei's chief financial officer from Canada before he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping over dinner last weekend, a White House official said on Thursday.
December 6, 2018 Source: U.S.
Getting Huawei CFO to U.S. After Canada Bust May Take Years
U.S. authorities managed to get their counterparts in Canada to arrest a senior executive at Huawei Technologies Co., China’s largest smartphone and communications equipment maker, for allegedly violating American sanctions on selling technology to Iran.
December 6, 2018 Source: Bloomberg
Exclusive: U.S. probe of China's Huawei includes bank fraud accusations: sources
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S. investigation into an alleged scheme to use the global banking system to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran, according to people familiar with the probe.
December 6, 2018 Source: U.S.
Ottawa opens door to China’s Sesame Credit for visa seekers’ credit scores
Ottawa has begun allowing Chinese visa applicants to submit the company’s reports as ‘proof of financial standing.’ Traditionally, only bank documents could be used
December 2, 2018 Source: The Globe and Mail
China won’t stop flood of fentanyl into Canada, sources say
Behind the scenes, sources say Canadian frustration is growing over China’s inaction in the fight against fentanyl.
December 1, 2018 Source: Global News
China will propose WTO reforms, but don't try to trap us: Beijing's WTO envoy
China plans to propose reforms of the World Trade Organization, China's ambassador to the WTO Zhang Xiangchen said, while warning fellow WTO members against seeing reform as a chance to put China in a straitjacket.
November 19, 2018 Source: U.S.
China will ‘firmly reject’ diplomatic request to visit Uighur camps
China will “firmly reject” a request from a group of western diplomats seeking to visit a region reportedly suffering under widespread repression, a top diplomat said Thursday.
November 14, 2018 Source: Washington Examiner