As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping tucked into sirloin steaks and goat’s milk ricotta last Saturday night at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, 7,000 miles away, in windy Vancouver, the US administration was making its move. While Meng Wanzhou was travelling through the Canadian airport for a connecting flight, she was seized by local officials. The US Department of Justice had requested the Canadians arrest the chief financial officer of Huawei, the controversial Chinese telecom giant, for extradition to the US over allegations she had violated sanctions on Iran. On the surface, the arrest of Wanzhou – the daughter of Huawei’s powerful founder Ren Zhengfei and the woman many believed was being lined… To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week Register for free Register for free to continue reading this article Register Or unlock all Premium articles, free for 30 days Start trial Already have an account? Login Want to learn more? View all subscriptions
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