The Hongcouver | Yang Kuang burned a Chinese flag outside Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s court hearing in Vancouver – here’s why

Protesters at Meng Wanzhou’s latest Vancouver court appearance called for the release of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who are held by China

The demonstrators included Yang Kuang, well known in Hong Kong for his activism, and now living as a refugee in Canada

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Yang Kuang burns a Chinese flag outside the British Columbia Supreme Court complex in Vancouver, where Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou was appearing before a judge. Photo: AFP

Published: 7:15am, 7 Mar 2019Updated: 5:55am, 25 Dec 2021

He’d been wanting to do it for a long time.

So, outside the British Columbia Supreme Court complex in Vancouver, where Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou was facing a judge as part of her extradition process, Yang Kuang pulled out a Chinese flag on the broken tip of a fishing rod and set it on fire.

People hold placards calling for China to release Canadian detainees Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig outside the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

A phalanx of photographers and film crews captured the moment on a chilly Wednesday morning.

A string of Meng’s court appearances since her December 1 arrest at Vancouver’s international airport (at the US’ request) have attracted crowds of protesters and rubberneckers.

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.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}The Hongcouver | Yang Kuang burned a Chinese flag outside Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s court hearing in Vancouver – here’s why

The Hongcouver | Yang Kuang burned a Chinese flag outside Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s court hearing in Vancouver – here’s why