1. Hot on the heels of the Trump-Xi meeting at the G20 in Buenos Aires, the Trump administration took three hostile actions in quick succession against China. (a) As usual, the Jekyll and Hyde US leader keeps up pressure on China by tweeting threats of more tariffs if he cannot get what he wishes for. (b) It was reported on December 4 that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told diplomats and officials In a foreign policy speech that Trump was not abandoning its global leadership but instead reshaping the post-World War Two system on the basis of sovereign states, not multilateral institutions, as it sees fit to stop “bad actors” such as Russia, China and Iran from gaining. (c) It was reported on December 5 that Canada has arrested Huawei's global chief financial officer in Vancouver, where she is facing extradition to the US. The arrest is related to violations of US sanctions against Iran. Meng Wanzhou, who is one of the vice chairs on the Chinese technology company's board and the daughter of company founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested on December 1 and a court hearing has been set for Friday. 2. Meng's arrest throws into question whether Chinese citizens and tourists are safe when they travel to countries allied to the US. Now it seems Chinese could be arrested anytime in those countries and extradited to the US to be charged for violation of US laws. It is noted that US sanctions against Iran is itself a violation against international law. Hence it would be an outrage and laughing stock for a country that violates international law to arrest and charge foreign citizens as though their countries are US colonies. It is noted that Meng is a potential successor to her father. Through this arrest, it seems that the US is trying to destroy Huawei once and for all. This in turn is an attempt by the US to destroy China’s high tech industry. Are those hostile actions taken by Trump as additional bargaining chips? If so, he needs to go for a mental checkup. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...k-russia-china-iran-says-pompeo-idUSKBN1O3102 https://money.usnews.com/investing/...ada-for-violating-us-sanctions-on-iran-report
Something that everyone should take note of, if only for the concerning legal precedent it sets. If one country can take its laws and apply it to everyone else in the world, what type of place is that going to be? I haven't specifically checked but I'm pretty sure the U.S. laws she is being charged with don't specifically say they were designed to include foreign citizens in foreign countries anywhere in the world. If that's how it works, imagine how many laws in other countries you are violating right now.
Well said. The US is gradually removing its mask to reveal the true face of the American Empire. There is something very special about this Trump guy. He shredded almost all existing agreements and treaties with other countries after assuming power. He seems to be unaware that his successor or any future US president can do likewise with his agreements or treaties. An international agreement or treaty is supposed to be sacred and inviolable. If all countries follow the US example, there will be chaos, even wars, in the world. Imagine what will happen if all countries try to tear away existing treaties to change existing boundaries and reclaim lost territories. There is no doubt that the Jekyll and Hyde US leader has violated international law by shredding existing agreements and treaties. Already there is one leader in Southeast Asia trying to emulate Trump by tearing away existing agreements and treaties with his smaller neighbour. I wonder whether you can guess the identity of the country I am referring to.
Do we know why US sanctions apply to other countries? This is simply astounding. I cannot believe what I am hearing. At first, I just assumed that it was the CEO of the US subsidiary of Huawei.
The really notable thing is that the country that actually arrested and extradited her, Canada, actually is opposed to these sanctions on Iran. Reading up more on the details of the case, her legal mistake may have been utilizing a U.S. bank to clear the transaction between the company in Canada and another shell company in China that was used to make the sale of communications equipment to Iran, even though she didn't actually enter the U.S. to make that transaction. The court charges in the U.S. don't make it explicitly clear exactly what gives the U.S. jurisdiction in this case.
I doubt Trump was personally involved in this. Probably just an overzealous prosecutor. That doesn't mean a conviction isn't likely though.
