A man holds a Chinese flag in support of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou outside a bail hearing in Vancouver on December 11. China has reacted to the incident by hitting back at Canada, instead of winning more friends around the world. Photo: Bloomberg A man holds a Chinese flag in support of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou outside a bail hearing in Vancouver on December 11. China has reacted to the incident by hitting back at Canada, instead of winning more friends around the world. Photo: Bloomberg
A man holds a Chinese flag in support of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou outside a bail hearing in Vancouver on December 11. China has reacted to the incident by hitting back at Canada, instead of winning more friends around the world. Photo: Bloomberg
Philip Bowring
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Philip Bowring

The Huawei fail: why is China hitting back at Canada, instead of uniting the world against US hypocrisy?

  • Philip Bowring says the arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou is a wasted opportunity for China. It could have used the case to ally with countries that resent the US’ Iran sanctions. Yet, the way it is going after Canada smacks of thuggery and nationalism

Philip Bowring
Philip Bowring

Updated: 2:00am, 23 Dec, 2018

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A man holds a Chinese flag in support of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou outside a bail hearing in Vancouver on December 11. China has reacted to the incident by hitting back at Canada, instead of winning more friends around the world. Photo: Bloomberg A man holds a Chinese flag in support of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou outside a bail hearing in Vancouver on December 11. China has reacted to the incident by hitting back at Canada, instead of winning more friends around the world. Photo: Bloomberg
A man holds a Chinese flag in support of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou outside a bail hearing in Vancouver on December 11. China has reacted to the incident by hitting back at Canada, instead of winning more friends around the world. Photo: Bloomberg
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