Huawei case shows US twists laws at will
Editor's note: At the behest of the United States, the Canadian authorities detained Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, while she was in transit at Vancouver airport on Dec 1. Calling for Meng's release, China has urged the US and Canada to explain the case. What impact will the case have on China's ties with the US and Canada? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:
Detention a big blow to Sino-US relations
There is no doubt the detention of Meng was planned much before the much-anticipated summit between the two countries' leaders on Dec 1. Or, rather, like the China-US trade dispute, the incident is part of the US' larger surgical-strike plan against some Chinese high-tech companies. So is the proscription on the sale of products by some US companies to Chinese chipmaker Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co.