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Canada Arrests Top Huawei Executive For Allegedly Violating Iran Sanctions (theglobeandmail.com)
Canada has arrested Huawei's chief financial officer on suspicion of violating U.S. trade sanctions against Iran. "Wanzhou Meng, who is also the deputy chair of Huawei's board and the daughter of company founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested in Vancouver at the request of U.S. authorities," reports The Globe and Mail. From the report: "Wanzhou Meng was arrested in Vancouver on December 1. She is sought for extradition by the United States, and a bail hearing has been set for Friday," Justice department spokesperson Ian McLeod said in a statement to The Globe and Mail. "As there is a publication ban in effect, we cannot provide any further detail at this time. The ban was sought by Ms. Meng.
A Canadian source with knowledge of the arrest said U.S. law enforcement authorities are alleging that Ms. Meng tried to evade the U.S. trade embargo against Iran but provided no further details. Since at least 2016, U.S. authorities have been reviewing Huawei's alleged shipping of U.S.-origin products to Iran and other countries in violation of U.S. export and sanctions laws.
A Canadian source with knowledge of the arrest said U.S. law enforcement authorities are alleging that Ms. Meng tried to evade the U.S. trade embargo against Iran but provided no further details. Since at least 2016, U.S. authorities have been reviewing Huawei's alleged shipping of U.S.-origin products to Iran and other countries in violation of U.S. export and sanctions laws.
Holding as a hostage for negotiation. I thought only terrorists think of this trick and a not a country that say "In God We Trust"?
* NAFTA has made Canada the USA's dog.
* Iran apparently goes from friend to foe to friend to foe, depending on the mood of the day of the USA, and if they bend over backwards to be the USA's proxy vassal against Russia yet again. Nobody seems to even care about the average people who actually have to live there.
* Trump is the first factor, that may be strong enough, to get the world to put an embargo on the USA. Let's be honest: It's only a question of time. (And if you scramble, to get rid of him, I must tell you that the next one very likely will be even worse, but seem nice [like Obama], and the one after that will be worse again, but not nice anymore. It's the traditional pattern of the fake two party system.)
* I just hope everyone is well. Americans, Canadians, Chinese, Iranians, Russians, etc. And that there was such a thing as a closed neuro-psychological therapy center for entire countries.
What could possibly go wrong?
The accused is being extradited to the USA, seniore Einstein-san. The accusations are against a company which has 'some' assets in the US also. You can continue to read next time, assuming you learn to read at all in the interim. Begin.
China did the same thing to a Rio Tinto executive from Australia. Sent the guy to prison for 8 years for--please don't laugh--corruption and stealing commercial secrets.
It's about time that the Chinese elite started getting hit back as hard as they hit everyone else.
Personally, I hope Trump sends her to Gitmo while they sort out whether to indict her just to make the Chinese elite squirm.
Since I learned of the Chinese habit of holding US citizens in debtors prison for debts owed by their employers I don't care. China has misbehaved one time too many.
If the Chinese told Americans doing business with them to not ship their parts to a country under their embargo, you can bet your sweet ass the Ministry for State Security would make an example of you the moment you got to where they could snatch you with permission from the country where you are staying.
Has the U.S. government conclusively pierced this veil?
My understanding of the U.S. "sanctions" is basically the U.S. administration telling corporations "if you trade with them, we will not do any trading with you." In which they are technically within their rights.
Arresting those who do not abide by those non-UN approved sanctions? That takes it to another level.
Why the hell is Canada taking part in this? This is almost as legit as dissident arrest warrants that dictatorships routinely issue.
Yes, this is the Wikipedia entry for the Rio Tinto prosecution.
Several mining companies reported that their computer systems were compromised around that time.
"Head" of INTERPOL as in figurehead, not head as in leader.
And not "missing" as in "missing persons report,"* but "missing" as in, "he's detained in a country that doesn't release public information about detainees."
* A missing persons report was initially filed in another country than his last known location, but it is now known that he is no longer under the personal jurisdiction of that country.
Julian Ku, a professor at Hofstra University Law School, wrote on Twitter that the move was justifiable. “US law prohibits exports of certain US-origin technologies to certain countries,” he said. “When Huawei pays to license certain US tech, it promises not to export to certain countries like Iran. So it is not unreasonable for the US to punish Huawei for flouting this US law.”
How much would you like it if the Chinese had you kidnapped someplace because you violated their laws even when you are not a Chinese citizen?
The only (legal) way to get the product out of the country is via an export license. The terms of that license say under what conditions said product can be removed from the country. Those terms include not selling the product to Iran. If you violate those terms you break the law, regardless of whether you own the thing you are selling.
Huawei is not accused of export license violations. It is selling its own tech to Iran. The problem US has that if Iran is getting tech from non US sources there are no NSA backdoors which can be used to introduce viruses into Iranian system.
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Recently French President Macron calls for creating an European army to reduce military reliance on the US; about 2 weeks later the French CEO Carlos Ghosn of Renault/Nissan was arrested for accounting fraud. Watch out, someone in the US government are letting their dogs out.
I thought only terrorists think of this trick and a not a country that say "In God We Trust"?
That depends on which god they trust. Currently, they seem to be following one best summed up as "stupid-Loki".
Why am I not surprised to see such wild goose threads as this? Rather sad not to see any funny comments, but no mention of Nissan or stock prices and only trivial mentions of Iran.
Starting with the Iran aspect since it did get touched: Violation of sanctions is a matter of opinion, where the rest of the world is on the other side from TrumpLand. Not sure what pressure they managed to find to persuade Canada to make the arrest, but it's not a wise move. The stock market is going to be badly spooked no matter what Xi decides to do about it.
However I think the general anarchic attitude towards international law is beginning to bear poisonous fruit. A few weeks ago the Japanese government arrested Ghosn of Nissan for crimes that most of the French regard as trumped up. Going to be interesting trying to recruit executives for international assignments going forward.
Anyway, my own experiences with Huawei products have been surprisingly positive. Is that a disclaimer or a hedge?
Freedom = (Meaningful - Coerced) Choice != (Speech | Beer^2), and sad sock puppets' bad mods avail them naught.
Break the law or violate a contract where you agreed not to export to Iran? The latter is not a crime, it's a civil matter.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
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There is no 'contract' involved. In order to export from the US, you need an export license issued by the government. Getting the license includes agreeing that the exported goods will not be transferred (to your knowledge) to Iran (or other embargoed places). So, you can call it either 'exporting without a valid license' or 'fraudulently obtaining an export license', but either way it is a serious criminal matter.
Who gets the licence, the exporter or the receiver? And which was Huwawei?
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
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Are you guys seriously arguing that the Trump administration is not corrupt enough, but you masters of choice are? You seriously want leaders that are adept at being corrupt?
I need a drink.
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This screws up all Canadian relations with Canada. Stop this. Release Ms. Meng.
Whatever beefs China has with the U.S.A. should be left between them.
Trumps ways of improving China - U.S.A. relations are terrible. It's going to hurt all countries concerned rather than helping them.
Have you heard that there are toilet bowl cleaners with Trumps head on them now? Made in Canada as of today.
WTO makes non tariff barriers illegal and open to challenge. Export control laws are non tariff barriers to trade. China would be within its rights to retaliate through tariffs or non tariff barriers of its own. Or it can just ignore the export control laws because it knows if US tries to enforce them they will be proven to be illegal at the WTO.
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