https://www.scmp.com/rss/329801/feed Sabrina Meng Wanzhou is the Chief Financial Officer of Shenzhen-based telecoms giant Huawei. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bloomberg Bloomberg A Canadian who was detained in China for nearly three years warned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s electric vehicle deal risks creating a strategic dependency that the Asian superpower can exploit for political coercion. Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat who was imprisoned from 2018 to 2021, said on Tuesday that the agreement would lead to unfair competition and the erosion of Canada’s industrial base. Carney announced during a January trip to Beijing that Canada would accept an initial quota... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350931/canadian-who-was-detained-china-warns-against-carneys-electric-vehicle-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350931/canadian-who-was-detained-china-warns-against-carneys-electric-vehicle-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:42:21 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang China has released new regulations that aim to counter the “unjustified” extraterritorial use of foreign laws, the latest move to protect its interests from external threats. Analysts view the move as a shift from diplomatic protests to legal warfare, and some warn it could have wide-ranging applications. The European Chamber of Commerce in China raised concern that the “broad scope, vague language and wide discretion” of the rules went far beyond similar statutes in the West. Amid the US... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3350743/how-china-reinforcing-its-legal-shield-against-foreign-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3350743/how-china-reinforcing-its-legal-shield-against-foreign-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu Canada’s finance minister will travel to China for a four-day visit, China’s Finance Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “Following the Prime Minister’s visit, I am travelling to the People’s Republic of China to re-engage with counterparts, strengthen our economic relationship, and advance priorities on trade and investment, building on our existing [Canadian] $118.9B [US$85.7 billion] in two-way trade,” Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a social media post on... https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3348710/canadas-finance-minister-visits-china-both-countries-seek-bolster-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3348710/canadas-finance-minister-visits-china-both-countries-seek-bolster-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:24:44 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Huawei Technologies maintained “steady” recovery momentum in 2025, with its profit rising 8.6 per cent, as the Chinese telecommunications gear maker doubled down on chip development and smartphones in defiance of US sanctions. Net profit came in at 68 billion yuan (US$9.8 billion) last year, compared with 62.6 billion yuan a year earlier, according to the Shenzhen-based company’s annual report released on Tuesday. Total revenue in 2025 reached 880.9 billion yuan, up 2.2 per cent from 862.1... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3348558/huaweis-profit-rises-86-2025-overall-performance-remains-steady?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3348558/huaweis-profit-rises-86-2025-overall-performance-remains-steady?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:10 +0000 Fan Chen Fan Chen In a sign of warming China-Canada ties, Beijing has reversed a Canadian citizen’s death sentence and ordered a new trial, calling the judicial ruling “independent”. The Supreme People’s Court, China’s highest judicial organ, on Friday overturned a death sentence against Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, who was detained in 2014 on suspicion of drug trafficking. Asked to comment on the ruling during a regular press briefing on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said that judicial... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3342944/china-overturns-death-sentence-canadian-convicted-drug-smuggling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3342944/china-overturns-death-sentence-canadian-convicted-drug-smuggling?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:17 +0000 Bochen Han Bochen Han Look for the US and Canada to move farther apart on China policy, even in areas where they were previously aligned, analysts say, days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a multifaceted deal with Beijing. In recent years, Washington and Ottawa had drawn closer together when it came to dealing with Beijing, from electric vehicle tariffs and research security to investment screening. But that convergence is now fraying, analysts say, as Canada signals a greater willingness to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340910/us-and-canada-drift-apart-china-ottawa-rethinks-beijing-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340910/us-and-canada-drift-apart-china-ottawa-rethinks-beijing-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:04:17 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial China and Canada have reached a wide-ranging deal to lower trade barriers and restore ties broken after years of enmity and recrimination. It heralds what President Xi Jinping has called a “new strategic partnership” and what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said was a “new world order”. Both sides see it as a win-win, two countries that dared to retaliate against the United States’ tariff war. The visit was the first to China by a Canadian leader in eight years and the second time the two... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3340296/china-canada-turnaround-ties-marks-new-spirit-global-cooperation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3340296/china-canada-turnaround-ties-marks-new-spirit-global-cooperation?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:15:15 +0000 Dewey Sim,Alyssa Chen Dewey Sim,Alyssa Chen China and Canada have embarked on a new strategic partnership, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in the Chinese capital on Friday as he announced a series of deals and suggested that Beijing was a “more predictable” partner than Washington. After talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Carney, whose four-day visit to China ends on Saturday, said the two countries made “significant progress” on key issues during a “historic and productive two days”. He said bilateral ties had been... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340103/carney-calls-china-canada-relationship-adapts-new-global-reality?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340103/carney-calls-china-canada-relationship-adapts-new-global-reality?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:44:38 +0000 Zhao Ziwen Zhao Ziwen Trade, particularly in energy, is expected to dominate Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s talks in China next week as his country looks to reduce its economic reliance on the United States. Carney’s five-day trip starts on Tuesday and will be the first by a Canadian leader to China since 2017. Carney said on Wednesday that his trip was part of a broader effort to bolster Canada’s economic resilience. “We’re forging new partnerships around the world to transform our economy from one that has... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339199/what-will-top-agenda-when-canadas-mark-carney-heads-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339199/what-will-top-agenda-when-canadas-mark-carney-heads-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:11 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an official visit to China next week as his government tries to rebuild relations with the Asian superpower and reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the US. Carney is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the visit and will have discussions on trade, energy, agriculture and international security, his office said Wednesday. It will be the first trip to China by a Canadian prime minister in nearly a decade, after a diplomatic row was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339101/canadas-carney-visit-china-trump-tariffs-hurt-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339101/canadas-carney-visit-china-trump-tariffs-hurt-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:18:30 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies and daughter of its founder, hailed the company’s breakthroughs in 2025 in a New Year message that vowed to take advantage of “strategic opportunities” amid a “surge of intelligence in all aspects of life and work”. The US-sanctioned telecommunications gear maker, which plays a central role in China’s push for tech self-sufficiency, “built a solid foundation for computing” in 2025 with the expansion of its Kunpeng and Ascend chip... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3338109/huawei-hails-ascend-ai-ecosystem-new-year-message-atlas-900-supernode-rolls-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3338109/huawei-hails-ascend-ai-ecosystem-new-year-message-atlas-900-supernode-rolls-out?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:00:46 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo What a difference an administration change makes in Ottawa, even though both the current and preceding governments are from the Liberal Party. Three years ago, Canada under Justin Trudeau labelled China a “disruptive global power”. Last month, his successor Mark Carney reached agreement with Beijing to revive the strategic partnership the two nations signed in 2005, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand saying the framework would be “renewed and refocused”. “We must be nuanced in our... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3332212/carneys-canada-finally-gets-real-about-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3332212/carneys-canada-finally-gets-real-about-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:30:09 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim Beijing is willing to work with Ottawa to deepen communication and accelerate cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Canadian counterpart in another sign of improving ties between the two countries. According to a Chinese foreign ministry statement, Wang told Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in a phone call on Tuesday that the two countries could strengthen coordination in areas including foreign affairs and commerce, and “properly address their legitimate concerns and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3332355/china-keen-pick-pace-cooperation-canada-top-chinese-diplomat-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3332355/china-keen-pick-pace-cooperation-canada-top-chinese-diplomat-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:13 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings Beijing’s decision to allow group travel to Canada to resume for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a surge in interest in visiting the country among Chinese consumers, with Chinese travel platforms recording a jump in related searches. China announced it was ending the group tour ban in early November, just days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in South Korea and called for relations between the two countries to get “back onto the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331957/canada-travel-searches-spike-china-group-tours-resume-interest-surged?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331957/canada-travel-searches-spike-china-group-tours-resume-interest-surged?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:00:09 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim The leaders of China and Canada held their first formal talks since 2017 on Friday, with both sides agreeing to revive exchanges and cooperation in an effort to repair strained ties. Chinese President Xi Jinping met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, telling him that relations showed a “trend of recovery and positive development” following their nations’ mutual efforts. “[China] is willing to work... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331119/xi-carney-talks-open-door-canada-make-lost-time-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331119/xi-carney-talks-open-door-canada-make-lost-time-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:00:11 +0000 Bochen Han Bochen Han Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he expects to meet senior Chinese leaders in the “coming month or so” as part of a broad re-engagement with Beijing, but declined to say whether Ottawa will lift tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. “We are in the process of having those discussions on a much broader range of issues than single sectors and single trades,” Carney said at a press conference. “And when we look at the auto sector, we take into account the dynamics with the United... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3329307/carney-walks-fine-line-between-washington-and-beijing-ottawa-weighs-removing-ev-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3329307/carney-walks-fine-line-between-washington-and-beijing-ottawa-weighs-removing-ev-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:04:51 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo After he was denied entry to Singapore, many people have asked why Hong Kong fugitive Nathan Law Kwun-chung risked travelling there. Generally, dissidents and criminals from Hong Kong avoid Singapore and similar Asian countries with mutual extradition treaties. Whether Law is a criminal or a dissident is in the eye of the beholder. But that question naturally comes to mind. It has apparently also troubled former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying. Writing in a social media post, he... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3327943/singapore-did-right-throwing-out-hong-kong-fugitive-nathan-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3327943/singapore-did-right-throwing-out-hong-kong-fugitive-nathan-law?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:17:47 +0000 Shi Jiangtao Shi Jiangtao Chinese Premier Li Qiang has expressed hope that trade tensions with Canada could be de-escalated and their strained ties stabilised in a “practical and constructive” manner as tougher US tariffs loom. In a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in New York on Tuesday, Li called on both sides to act responsibly towards a “healthy, stable and sustainable” partnership while urging Ottawa to adopt a “correct” perception of China. Carney later described it as a “very constructive set of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3326704/chinese-premier-li-qiang-voices-hope-better-trade-and-stable-ties-canada?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3326704/chinese-premier-li-qiang-voices-hope-better-trade-and-stable-ties-canada?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:18:50 +0000 Reuters Reuters A US judge on Tuesday rejected Huawei Technologies’ bid to dismiss most of a federal indictment accusing the Chinese telecommunications company of trying to steal technology secrets from US rivals and misleading banks about its work in Iran. In a 52-page decision, US District Judge Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn found sufficient allegations in the 16-count indictment that Huawei engaged in racketeering to expand its brand, stole trade secrets from six companies, and committed bank fraud. The Iran... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3316560/chinas-huawei-must-face-us-criminal-charges-judge-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3316560/chinas-huawei-must-face-us-criminal-charges-judge-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:40:52 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Huawei Technologies has shipped more than 103 million smartphones and 21 million tablets running its proprietary HarmonyOS operating system, with nearly half delivered in 2024, according to consultancy Canalys. The Shenzhen-based technology giant shipped 46 million smartphones and 10.5 million tablets last year, signalling an accelerating pivot to its in-house operating system, serving as an alternative to Google’s Android amid US sanctions. Huawei has been transitioning its devices to its own... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3314283/huaweis-harmonyos-gains-traction-china-103-million-smartphones-shipped?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3314283/huaweis-harmonyos-gains-traction-china-103-million-smartphones-shipped?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:00:17 +0000 Bochen Han Bochen Han Canada’s new government is likely to have more political latitude to work with China if tensions with America persist, analysts said, as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party secured a win in an election defined by voter hostility to US President Donald Trump’s trade war and aggressive rhetoric targeting Canada. In a related vein, Canada’s appetite for political alignment with the US on China, its second-largest trading partner, is expected to wane, analysts added. “There are real pressures... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3308440/canada-now-likely-has-more-latitude-work-china-if-us-tensions-persist-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3308440/canada-now-likely-has-more-latitude-work-china-if-us-tensions-persist-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:00:34 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is unlikely to push for a break in the political deadlock between Beijing and Ottawa, despite their shared trade frictions with Washington under US President Donald Trump, according to analysts. The assessment came as Carney, a former central banker, and his Liberal Party fended off challenges from the Conservative Party and declared victory in Canada’s federal election early on Tuesday. The election drew intense international attention after Trump launched a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3308420/carneys-win-wont-break-canada-china-deadlock-trump-threat-could-ease-trade-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3308420/carneys-win-wont-break-canada-china-deadlock-trump-threat-could-ease-trade-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:19:35 +0000 It’s hard to fathom what Washington hopes to gain realistically by sanctioning six more senior Hong Kong officials. But US vindictiveness knows no bounds. The United States is still smarting over its inability to exploit Hong Kong as an international hub for foreign espionage and interference after the introduction of the national security law. Its latest local victims? Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok and retired police commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee; Sonny Au Chi-kwong, secretary... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3304919/once-again-pointless-sanctions-are-imposed-hong-kong-america?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3304919/once-again-pointless-sanctions-are-imposed-hong-kong-america?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:00:12 +0000 A Chinese-Canadian member of parliament at the centre of a foreign interference controversy has decided to drop out ahead of high-stakes national elections this month, after his former party chose not to nominate him. Han Dong, previously an MP for the governing Liberal Party, resigned from the party in 2023 after a news report alleged that he advised the Chinese consulate in Toronto in 2021 to delay the release of two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, then being held in China. Dong,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3304816/chinese-canadian-mp-focus-foreign-interference-inquiries-drops-re-election-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3304816/chinese-canadian-mp-focus-foreign-interference-inquiries-drops-re-election-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:26:43 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Huawei Technologies’ consumer business saw annual revenue surge 38 per cent in 2024, signalling the tech giant’s recovery in a segment that has been reinvigorated despite the ongoing US-China tech war. Revenue for the consumer unit, which includes its smartphone business, surged 38 per cent year on year to 339 billion yuan (US$47 billion), contributing to a 22 per cent increase in total revenue, according to data released by the US-sanctioned company on Monday. The results come after the company... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3304555/tech-war-huaweis-consumer-business-reports-38-surge-revenue-robust-smartphone-sales?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3304555/tech-war-huaweis-consumer-business-reports-38-surge-revenue-robust-smartphone-sales?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:00:12 +0000 The resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has overseen deteriorating ties with China over the past nine years, has rekindled hopes for “a rebound” in bilateral relations despite mutual distrust, according to Chinese pundits. Trudeau, currently the longest-serving leader of any Group of Seven country, said on Monday he would step down when his ruling Liberal Party chooses a new leader in the coming months. The changes in Canada’s political leadership may offer a window of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3293757/will-justin-trudeaus-resignation-spark-rebound-china-canada-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3293757/will-justin-trudeaus-resignation-spark-rebound-china-canada-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:00:27 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, on Tuesday extolled the US-sanctioned company’s resilience on multiple fronts – from artificial intelligence (AI) chip development to growing adoption of its own mobile operating system, HarmonyOS – in a morale-boosting New Year’s Eve message. Over the past six years, Huawei “experienced countless moments of darkness, uncertainty and defeat”, but has also seen “one miracle after another, making the impossible possible”, Meng, daughter... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3292947/making-impossible-possible-huaweis-meng-wanzhou-lauds-us-sanctioned-firms-2024?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3292947/making-impossible-possible-huaweis-meng-wanzhou-lauds-us-sanctioned-firms-2024?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:00:08 +0000 Stephen Chen Stephen Chen The first US presidency of Donald Trump coincided with a rapid growth in China’s ability to transfer its emerging technologies between military and civilian use, according to a study by Chinese researchers. The project team led by Tian Qingfeng of the school of management at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) draws a line between US sanctions on China and the strengthening military-civilian relationship. For instance, the capability of “civil-military technology transfer” in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3287228/us-sanctions-put-chinas-military-and-civilian-tech-bed-together-researchers-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3287228/us-sanctions-put-chinas-military-and-civilian-tech-bed-together-researchers-say?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:00:09 +0000 Former Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen is set to visit Canada on Wednesday in yet another overseas trip expected to provoke a strong reaction from Beijing. Tsai has been invited to deliver a keynote address at the Halifax International Security Forum (HISF), an annual gathering in Nova Scotia scheduled from Friday to Sunday. “[Tsai] will highlight the unwavering commitment of the Taiwanese people to safeguarding democracy and freedom and reaffirm Taiwan’s determination to collaborate with the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3287267/former-taiwanese-leaders-trip-security-summit-canada-raises-ire-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3287267/former-taiwanese-leaders-trip-security-summit-canada-raises-ire-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:55:50 +0000 Chinese bloggers riding on strong national confidence in science and technology prowess are launching “unscrupulous hype and personal attacks” to shut down differing opinions online, state-affiliated media has warned. Several Chinese scientists were recently labelled pro-American after they said there was a US-China gap in basic research or commented negatively on the tech ecosystem, as many internet influencers sought to whip up nationalistic sentiment to boost traffic. But eliminating... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3286815/nationalistic-chinese-bloggers-warned-over-costs-shouting-down-scientists?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3286815/nationalistic-chinese-bloggers-warned-over-costs-shouting-down-scientists?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:00:14 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou is back at the helm of the company under its rotating chair system, as the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant prepares its next flagship smartphone launch. Meng, daughter of Huawei founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei, on Tuesday assumed the position of rotating and acting chairwoman at the company for a six-month tenure ending on March 31 next year, the Shenzhen-based firm said in a statement published on Monday. This marks... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3280687/huaweis-meng-wanzhou-back-helm-firm-ahead-next-flagship-smartphone-launch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3280687/huaweis-meng-wanzhou-back-helm-firm-ahead-next-flagship-smartphone-launch?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:15 +0000 China on Tuesday condemned “lies and smears” and defended its three-year detention of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig after he alleged psychological torture during his imprisonment in the country. Kovrig, speaking to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview released on Monday, also said he had missed the birth of his daughter and only met her for the first time when she was two-and-a half years old. Kovrig and fellow Canadian Michael Spavor were taken into custody in... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3279669/canadian-who-was-detained-china-spying-charges-says-he-experienced-psychological-torture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3279669/canadian-who-was-detained-china-spying-charges-says-he-experienced-psychological-torture?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:26:39 +0000 US President Joe Biden’s administration came under fire on Capitol Hill on Thursday over reports that illicit networks are selling advanced semiconductor chips made by Nvidia to China, evading export controls meant to block such sales. Citing an investigation by The Wall Street Journal this month that found more than 70 distributors selling restricted Nvidia chips to entities in China, Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, confronted Thea Kendler, assistant secretary of commerce for... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3271933/us-senator-attacks-biden-administration-failing-halt-sales-advanced-chips-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3271933/us-senator-attacks-biden-administration-failing-halt-sales-advanced-chips-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:37:05 +0000 Chinese-Canadian lawmaker Han Dong secured a legal victory this week as a judge in Ontario found it “indisputable” that Canadian broadcaster Global News had slandered Dong in its reporting about his involvement with the Chinese government, allowing his defamation suit against the company to proceed. The judgment, dated Wednesday, rejected Global News’ attempt to have Dong’s suit dismissed and ordered the company to cover his legal costs for its failed motion. Dong, who is seeking C$15 million... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3267626/legal-ruling-means-canadian-mp-han-dongs-defamation-suit-against-global-news-can-proceed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3267626/legal-ruling-means-canadian-mp-han-dongs-defamation-suit-against-global-news-can-proceed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:34:58 +0000 China frequently calls upon other countries to be “rational”, but it is worth asking whether it is applying the same standard to its own actions. Beijing’s requests for rationality are usually made of countries that China deems to be acting against its interests, and they are often made in the midst of controversies – from maritime disputes to espionage allegations – in which their interests have come into conflict. But since most countries already act rationally in seeking to maximise their own... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3261186/what-does-china-really-means-when-it-calls-other-countries-be-rational?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3261186/what-does-china-really-means-when-it-calls-other-countries-be-rational?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2024 02:30:08 +0000 Veteran Huawei Technologies executive Richard Yu Chengdong is taking on the role of chairman at the company’s consumer business group after more than 12 years as its head, according to a local media report, as the US-sanctioned telecommunications equipment giant regains lost ground in China’s smartphone market and doubles down on electric vehicle (EV) systems. Yu, 54, will be replaced as chief executive at Huawei’s consumer business group by He Gang, who is currently the unit’s chief operating... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3261089/huaweis-richard-yu-said-make-switch-ceo-chairman-chinese-tech-giants-consumer-business-group?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3261089/huaweis-richard-yu-said-make-switch-ceo-chairman-chinese-tech-giants-consumer-business-group?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 May 2024 13:07:33 +0000 Chinese telecommunications gear maker Huawei Technologies is eyeing opportunities in digital and artificial intelligence (AI) in Asia-Pacific, according to its deputy chairwoman Meng Wanzhou, as the company looks to regain ground in the region. “AI foundation models are trained on global data … but huge gaps remain between different countries and regions when it comes to access and application,” Meng said in a video speech on Thursday during an event jointly held by the ASEAN Foundation and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3260914/huawei-heir-apparent-meng-wanzhou-eyes-digitalisation-ai-regain-ground-asia-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3260914/huawei-heir-apparent-meng-wanzhou-eyes-digitalisation-ai-regain-ground-asia-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:00:22 +0000 China’s ambassador to Canada has left his post after nearly five years, a period marked by heightened tensions between the two countries. Cong Peiwu has returned to China, according to a representative for Global Affairs Canada who was not authorised to discuss the matter publicly. The news was first reported by the Globe and Mail. China’s embassy in Ottawa declined to comment. Relations between Canada and China have been strained in the past few years, most recently over concerns about possible... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3259719/chinas-ambassador-canada-cong-peiwu-leaves-post-amid-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3259719/chinas-ambassador-canada-cong-peiwu-leaves-post-amid-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:51:18 +0000 China tried to meddle in the last two Canadian elections but the results were not impacted and it was “improbable” Beijing preferred any one party over another, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told an official probe on Wednesday. In sworn testimony before a commission conducting a public inquiry into alleged foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian elections, Trudeau answered questions about intelligence briefings he had received and asserted the elections were “free and fair”. Trudeau... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3258572/china-tried-meddle-canadians-decided-last-2-elections-trudeau-tells-inquiry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3258572/china-tried-meddle-canadians-decided-last-2-elections-trudeau-tells-inquiry?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:32:41 +0000 Ottawa on Wednesday reached a settlement with a Canadian who was jailed in China for nearly three years and claimed he had been unwittingly used for intelligence gathering. Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were detained by Beijing in December 2018 in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, on a US warrant. After all three of them were freed in September 2021 Spavor... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3254468/canada-reaches-settlement-michael-spavor-one-two-michaels-china-spy-row?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3254468/canada-reaches-settlement-michael-spavor-one-two-michaels-china-spy-row?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:38:23 +0000 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that he spoke with Paul Whelan, a former Marine detained in Russia, as he vowed sustained efforts to free him as well as jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich. Speaking alongside his Canadian counterpart at an event on hostage diplomacy, Blinken said he spoke by telephone with Whelan on Monday. “Our intensive efforts to bring Paul home continue every single day, and they will until he and Evan Gershkovich and every other American wrongfully detained... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3251881/antony-blinken-talks-russia-detained-us-citizen-paul-whelan-vows-effort-free-him?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3251881/antony-blinken-talks-russia-detained-us-citizen-paul-whelan-vows-effort-free-him?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:46:04 +0000 In the intricate realm of global geopolitics, Huawei Technologies, the world’s leading telecoms equipment manufacturer, finds itself at the centre of an escalating conflict between the US and China as they vie for global technological leadership. This protracted conflict has dragged Huawei into a complex narrative: is it a technological powerhouse devoted to global norms or, as US intelligence authorities believe, a potential conduit for espionage? Both countries employ these narratives to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3247262/huawei-quandary-shows-how-tech-firms-are-vulnerable-us-china-crossfire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3247262/huawei-quandary-shows-how-tech-firms-are-vulnerable-us-china-crossfire?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jan 2024 07:15:17 +0000 Canada’s government is willing to sign off on multimillion-dollar settlement packages for Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig to compensate them for the near three years they were incarcerated in Chinese prisons, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday, citing government sources. Federal lawyers are in compensation talks with the two men, who were detained in 2018, and are hoping to conclude financial settlements early in the new year, the media outlet said, adding that Canada was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3246324/canada-talks-multimillion-dollar-settlements-michael-spavor-michael-kovrig-over-china-imprisonment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3246324/canada-talks-multimillion-dollar-settlements-michael-spavor-michael-kovrig-over-china-imprisonment?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:10:08 +0000 A Sino-Canadian row reared its head on Monday after one of two Canadians jailed by China for nearly three years claimed he was unwittingly used for intelligence gathering and is seeking compensation from Ottawa. Beijing’s 2018 to 2021 detentions of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig had plunged bilateral relations into a deep freeze. Spavor reportedly now blames Kovrig, with whom he had provided information on North Korea, unaware that it would be shared with Canada and its... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3242243/michael-spavor-claims-he-was-used-ottawa-intelligence-gathering-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3242243/michael-spavor-claims-he-was-used-ottawa-intelligence-gathering-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:11:49 +0000 One of two Canadians imprisoned in China for nearly three years said his fellow inmate shared intelligence on North Korea with Canada and allied spy services, which was a factor in their arrests, according to a report by the Globe and Mail. More than two years after his return to Canada, Michael Spavor is seeking millions of dollars from the Canadian government as compensation, the newspaper said, citing information from people it did not name. Chinese authorities arrested Spavor and former... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3242041/canadas-michael-spavor-blames-fellow-prisoner-michael-kovrig-china-arrest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3242041/canadas-michael-spavor-blames-fellow-prisoner-michael-kovrig-china-arrest?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Nov 2023 21:58:57 +0000 When asked by the South China Morning Post in March about Huawei Technologies’ plans to release new 5G smartphones, deputy chairman Eric Xu Zhijun firmly dismissed such a notion to hundreds of journalists, analysts and clients who attended the US-blacklisted company’s annual conference in Shenzhen. “If you’re expecting to buy a 5G smartphone made by Huawei, [all of us] need to wait for approval from the US Department of Commerce,” Xu said. “We can produce 5G smartphones when they license 5G... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3236295/huaweis-5g-smartphone-comeback-advanced-chip-wrapped-secrecy-releases-chokehold-us-sanctions-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3236295/huaweis-5g-smartphone-comeback-advanced-chip-wrapped-secrecy-releases-chokehold-us-sanctions-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Sep 2023 03:00:11 +0000 A lot is made of the US-China trade war – some are even calling it a new cold war. Yet Chinese businesses are reshaping the world like never before. Middle Eastern schools are requiring their students to learn Chinese. Singapore is calling on the United States to be more pragmatic with China. And Europeans are loving Chinese new energy technology. Despite the staggering number of Chinese companies operating around the world in nearly every imaginable industry, there is still the perception that... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3235851/despite-us-china-decoupling-talk-chinese-businesses-are-flourishing-america?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3235851/despite-us-china-decoupling-talk-chinese-businesses-are-flourishing-america?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:30:12 +0000 Meng Wanzhou, rotating chairwoman of US-sanctioned Huawei Technologies, said the telecoms giant would embrace a new “all intelligence” strategy to transform itself into a key provider of computing power to support China’s artificial intelligence (AI) development. While Meng did not talk about specific products in her speech at the Huawei Connect summit in Shanghai on Wednesday, the heir-apparent of the company founded by her father Ren Zhengfei stressed that it aimed to contribute to China’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3235199/huawei-heir-apparent-meng-wanzhou-sets-ai-chinese-giants-business-focus-next-decade-despite-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3235199/huawei-heir-apparent-meng-wanzhou-sets-ai-chinese-giants-business-focus-next-decade-despite-us?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:19:47 +0000 US-sanctioned Huawei Technologies on Thursday announced a launch ceremony for its new products scheduled later this month, buoying hopes that the firm will shed light on its latest Mate 60 Pro 5G smartphone and the mysterious chip inside that has become the subject of intense speculation. In a poster published on its social media accounts, the Shenzhen-based company said it would unveil “many new products” at its autumn launch event on September 25, without elaborating on whether these would be... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3234519/tech-war-huawei-sets-september-25-new-product-launch-remains-tight-lipped-mate-60-pro-smartphone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3234519/tech-war-huawei-sets-september-25-new-product-launch-remains-tight-lipped-mate-60-pro-smartphone?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:00:17 +0000 Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies, urged the US-sanctioned tech giant to maintain its technological lead in specific areas and focus on developing internal talent, according to his latest speech published on the company’s employee website on Monday. “Huawei will save talent, not US dollars,” Ren said in the speech, which he delivered on July 28. “We will try hard to lead in some business aspects globally, not all aspects. For our products, the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3233364/huawei-founder-ren-zhengfei-urges-us-sanctioned-tech-giant-grow-talent-base-not-coffers-amid-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3233364/huawei-founder-ren-zhengfei-urges-us-sanctioned-tech-giant-grow-talent-base-not-coffers-amid-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:30:16 +0000