https://www.scmp.com/rss/502370/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In February 2015, Chinese international student David Li was just months away from graduating with a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. To celebrate, Li’s mother splurged on an epic graduation present: a C$160,000 (US$122,000) electric hybrid sports car, the BMW i8. With butterfly doors and a sleek spaceship-like design, the i8 was a young car lover’s dream. After graduation, Li planned to return to Beijing with his new car. So he paid C$116,000 to Harry... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3036084/buyers-sellers-and-demand-luxury-cars-china-thats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3036084/buyers-sellers-and-demand-luxury-cars-china-thats?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:08:33 +0000 Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou have said they are not convinced Canadian police did not send electronic identification numbers for her phones and tablet to American law enforcement – despite affidavits from seven officers swearing they did no such thing. The question of whether Canadian police shared the identification numbers with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is central to Meng’s defence team’s efforts. They are trying to build a case showing that there was an abuse... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3035845/huaweis-meng-wanzhou-victim-abuse-process-lawyers-maintain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3035845/huaweis-meng-wanzhou-victim-abuse-process-lawyers-maintain?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Nov 2019 02:25:46 +0000 Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou said on Thursday that newly disclosed documents show the Royal Canadian Mounted Police sent technical identification codes of her phones and other devices to the FBI, which American investigators could have used to get information of calls made and received and even the content of text messages. The Huawei chief financial officer and her legal team have been in British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver since September 23 for a hearing dealing with the defence’s request... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3031496/meng-wanzhous-lawyers-say-canadian-police-bookends-prove-fbi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3031496/meng-wanzhous-lawyers-say-canadian-police-bookends-prove-fbi?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:41:11 +0000