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‘Prime targets’: Are Canada’s local politicians in the sights of Beijing’s global PR machine?
Security experts say Beijing is looking for ways big and small to change the global narrative about the regime. Experts say Canadian officials at all ...
August 7, 2020 Source: thestar.com
In Showdown Between China and the West, HSBC Gets Caught in the Middle
Global businesses are increasingly being asked to pick political and legal sides in the confrontation between the world’s two biggest economies.
August 3, 2020 Source: The New York Times
Most Canadians think Trudeau should rely less on trade with China: Ipsos poll - National | Globalnews.ca
A majority of Canadians believe the Trudeau government should rely less on trade with China and diversify to other countries, according to an Ipsos poll released Tuesday.
July 21, 2020 Source: Global News
Canada faces pressure to ban Huawei after UK ruling risks marooning Ottawa
Ex-diplomat Charles Burton says it will now be difficult for Canada to approve Huawei and distinguish itself from its Five Eyes allies.
July 14, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Chinese embassy lashes out at Canada over Spavor, Kovrig cases
Embassy accuses Canadian government of irresponsible comments about the detention of two men and demands the release of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.
June 27, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Meng Wanzhou’s Canadian extradition case will stretch until April 2021
The new schedule was approved by a Canadian judge after the original timeline for the case was thrown into disarray by the coronavirus pandemic.
June 23, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
US demands China free Canadians detained after Huawei CFO’s arrest
Pompeo called the charges against Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor ‘politically motivated’ and ‘completely groundless’; The two men were detained in 2018, nine days after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on a US warrant.
June 22, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Chinese students abroad stranded by pandemic and politics need help
Uncertainty over universities’ response to Covid-19 and crumbling US-China relations have international students on both sides of the Pacific searching for answers. Educational institutions and governments must work together to find mutually beneficial solutions.
June 16, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Canada spy report on Meng Wanzhou’s arrest is revealed
Meng’s lawyers say the report written by the CSIS intelligence agency provides evidence of ‘coordinated state misconduct’ between the US and Canada against her.
June 12, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
China warns of ‘continuous harm’ to relations with Canada unless Meng Wanzhou is released | Globalnews.ca
China is warning Canada to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to avoid 'any continuous harm' to relations between the two countries.
May 26, 2020 Source: Global News
Days before B.C. court decision on Huawei’s Meng, China threatens ‘damage’ to relations with Canada
Warnings come amid new signals that if court sets Meng free, Beijing might release Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor
May 26, 2020 Source: The Globe and Mail
China hits back at America’s ‘unreasonable suppression’ of Huawei
After Washington announces new restrictions on technology giant, Beijing says it will ‘firmly uphold Chinese firms’ legitimate and legal rights and interests’.
May 16, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Uighur-rights group gearing up for legal battle with U.K. over Huawei and 5G. Canada could be next
Lawyers for Uyghur Rights said Huawei’s involvement in the repression of the ethnic group should cause Canada to reject their application to participa...
April 28, 2020 Source: thestar.com
Pandemic complicates Canadian ruling that could set Meng Wanzhou free
A key ruling on whether Meng’s extradition case meets test of ‘double criminality’ will be delivered to the media in a socially distanced courthouse lock-up.
April 27, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
‘Unique’ extradition hearing for Meng as coronavirus empties Vancouver court
Meng, her lawyers and opposing Canadian government counsel took part by telephone, with the judge the only key party present in the courtroom.
March 30, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Huawei pushes US to release files on HSBC and Meng Wanzhou
The legal battle embroiling Huawei, HSBC, Meng Wanzhou and the US Department of Justice was broadened by Chinese tech giant’s request.
February 21, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Charest advising Huawei in Meng Wanzhou case and on 5G networks
Mr. Charest is part of a team at the law firm of McCarthy Tétrault, including former privy council clerk Wayne Wouters, that Huawei retained in the summer to offer strategic advice
January 8, 2020 Source: The Globe and Mail
How Huawei Lost the Heart of the Chinese Public (Published 2019)
When an executive wrote about her house arrest in Canada, an outcry about a former employee’s treatment arose on social media.
December 4, 2019 Source: The New York Times
Huawei is facing a backlash in China when it can least afford it | CNN Business
Huawei is facing a growing backlash in China after new details came to light in the case of a former employee who was arrested and jailed for 251 days following an unproven accusation of blackmail from the company.
December 3, 2019 Source: CNN
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei plans to relocate research centre to Canada from U.S.
Ren also took aim at the Trump administration, saying the U.S. is seeking to ‘crush’ Huawei and that his daughter Meng Wanzhou ‘was only used as a pawn’
December 2, 2019 Source: The Globe and Mail