UPDATE 7-Third Canadian detained in China amid Huawei dispute
David Ljunggren, CNBC December 20, 2018 OTTAWA, Dec 19 (Reuters) – A third Canadian has been detained in China following the arrest of a Chinese technology executive in Vancouver, a Canadian government official said on Wednesday amid a diplomatic dispute also involving the United States. The detentions of the Canadians followed the Dec. 1 arrest […]
‘Alone in the world’: Canada squeezed by superpowers in Huawei dispute
By Jessica Murphy, BBC News 19 December 2018 The arrest of Chinese telecoms executive Meng Wanzhou at the request of Washington sent the Chinese-Canada relationship spiralling into crisis. Caught between two superpowers, what are Canada’s options? When Wenran Jiang heard the news that Canada had detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, he knew it spelled trouble. […]
Huawei exec’s arrest halting Chinese firms’ Canadian expansion plans, says auto sector spokesman
Federal government announces a stop to all further tourism advertising in China on temporary basis Peter Zimonjic, Katie Simpson, CBC News Dec 17, 2018 Several Chinese automakers planning to expand production into Canada have put their plans on hold over the Vancouver arrest of Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s CFO, says Flavio Volpe, president of the […]