The Arrested Chinese Princess and the Next Evil Empire

The New American ^ | 27 December 2018 | Selwyn Duke

[detective]

It’s what they call an international incident — that’s what happens when you lock up Chinese “royalty.” And this is precisely what the arrest of a possible heiress apparent to a Chinese tech leviathan, one that’s a major player in the nation’s world-domination scheme, amounts to.

When Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver, British Columbia, December 1, the Chinese regime went ballistic. Beijing proceeded to take three Canadians, “making no secret of the fact these arrests were acts of retaliation,” writes the South China Morning Post. The regime also made clear that more “revenge hostages” might be taken if “Princess” Meng, as she is known, was not released.

Who is Meng Wanzhou? Also known as Sabrina Meng and Cathy Meng, she is the chief financial officer of Huawei, “a Chinese tech company based in Shenzhen that sells smartphones and telecommunications equipment around the world. Earlier this year, it became the world's second-largest smartphone maker, behind Samsung, according to IDC. It sells more phones than Apple,” as CNN informs.

Yet, as Steven W. Mosher at the New York Post writes, “To say that she is the CFO of Huawei doesn’t begin to explain her importance — or China’s reaction.”

[detective]

Excellent article.

[Paul R.]

Moreover, Mosher reports that the “Five Eyes” — Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the U.S. — have not only kept Huawei out of their countries, but have persuaded Germany, India, and Japan to follow suit.

I would hope that S. Korea would sign on with the above, to help out Samsung, which is a huge player in this market. Even the Chinese would have trouble bucking such a coalition, I would think.

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[M-cubed]

“The company’s smartphones, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray, can be used to ‘maliciously modify or steal information,’ as well as ‘conduct undetected espionage.’ Earlier this year the Pentagon banned the devices from all US military bases worldwide.” <<<

I wonder if that's the same Christopher Wray that docent realize that thousands of official FBI, Justice Dept and State Dept records have been ‘maliciously modified, stolen or deleted and gone undetected” under his watch????..

Those “Chinese” sure are good at ‘conducting undetected espionage......./S.......*spit*

[blueplum]

mao communist china has princesses?

that's a bit of a conundrum for the masses

[Rebelbase]

If Wanzhou isn’t under lock and key I won’t be surprised if she vanishes and reappears in China.

[RitchieAprile]

Actually Huawei is a sponsor of “Hockey Night in Canada”.
Ron and friends preside from behind a desk emblazoned with their logo

[Paul R.]

Not a bad marketing move...