Scott Thompson: Will China now bully U.S. like it has Canada?

By Scott Thompson 900 CHML

Posted January 29, 2019 10:00 am

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3:16 Matt Whitaker announces criminal charges against Huawei officials

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker announced criminal charges against officials with Chinese telecom giant Huawei, several of its subsidiaries and its CFO Meng Wanzhou for fraud, obstructing justice and conspiring to steal trade secrets from T Mobile – Jan 28, 2019

The U.S. has announced an array of charges against Huawei and a plan to extradite CFO Meng Wanzhou, who is also the founding father’s daughter.

The charges, dating back to 2007 — well before Donald Trump — include everything from corporate bank fraud to stealing other tech company secrets. They do not paint a very nice picture of the Chinese tech giant.

Especially considering Huawei is trying to gain world trust to supply countries with their next generation 5G internet infrastructure.

Many allies have spoken out against the Huawei 5G network because the Communist Party of China has full control and access to all of its businesses and industry.

Considering the ongoing threats China has made to Canada, including retaliation if we ban Huawei’s technology, it will be fascinating to see how this plays out now that the U.S. has requested extradition for trial.

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With the Huawei CFO leaving the confines of one of her family’s spacious Vancouver mansions and off to a U.S. court, perhaps China will now stop scooping Canadians off their streets for interrogation, imprisonment or even death.

We’ll see if China bullies the U.S. the way it has Canada.