Attack on Huawei part of US bid to open second front

Editor's note: Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer, on Dec 1 as requested by the US judicial authorities, which claims Huawei has violated the sanctions the United States has imposed on Iran. Wen Yang, a researcher of politics with the Shanghai-based Fudan University, comments in a post published by Guancha.cn:

The long-arm law enforcement in this case is more political than judicial. China should be clearheaded that the trade conflict the US initiated is only a pretense of its true intention of starting a "technology war" with its foremost competitor.

From ZTE in April to Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Company in October, and Huawei in December, Washington's tactics have become evident. It aims to strike at China's innovative enterprises.