That will really show them
Hey, let's do it en masse. Let's show our love for the Chinese people. There's no better way to do that than to fly a Chinese flag that totally ignores the Communist Party.
That will really show them
The Chinese have taken a Canadian hostage. PLA ... PLO ... what's the difference, really?
They'll be flooding the market with cheap nasty knock-off Canadada Gooses.Canada Goose caught in Huawei crossfire as Chinese pitch Canadian product boycott
BEIJNG, China - Two Canadian men have been detained in China on suspicion of "endangering national security," the country's foreign ministry said Thursday.
Spokesman Lu Kang confirmed that entrepreneur Michael Spavor and former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig were taken into custody on Monday and that they are being handled separately.
Canada has been informed of the detentions, Lu said, but declined to say whether the men have been provided with lawyers.
The two cases ratchet up pressure on Canada, which is holding an executive of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Canada should distance itself from U.S. "hegemonism" and grant unconditional freedom to Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of China's Huawei detained in Vancouver on Washington's request, state-owned tabloid Global Times said in a Thursday editorial.
Meng, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], has been accused by U.S. prosecutors of misleading banks about transactions linked to Iran, putting the banks at risk of violating sanctions. She was arrested on Dec. 1 and released on bail on Tuesday.
The United States needs to make a formal extradition request within 60 days of her arrest, which a Canadian judge will weigh to determine whether the case against Meng is strong enough. Then it is up to Canada's justice minister to decide whether to extradite her.
Meng has no criminal record anywhere in the world and her arrest violates a U.S.-Canada extradition agreement, the Global Times said, adding that Canada could end the crisis immediately by freeing Meng unconditionally, rather than acting as the "51st state" of the United States.
"Canada should distance itself from U.S. hegemonism and fulfill its obligations to help maintain international order and protect human rights," it said.
Even before the arrest, pressure from the United States has been forcing Huawei on to the back foot in telecom markets.
Washington has long expressed worries that Huawei's ties to Beijing make the network equipment it sells a security risk.
Huawei, the world's largest supplier of telecommunications network equipment and second-biggest maker of smartphones, has repeatedly denied accusations that it facilitates Chinese espionage.
"I am proud of Huawei, I am proud of my motherland," Meng said in a post on Chinese social media after her release.
Meng's arrest and Huawei's struggle to allay security fears have triggered a wave of sympathy on Chinese social media.
"She has a strong motherland at her back," wrote one user on the Twitter-like Weibo.
DETAINED CANADIAN
Authorities in China are holding former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig on suspicion of engaging in activities harmful to national security. He was detained on Monday.
The Global Times said there was no evidence Kovrig's arrest was in any way connected to the case, but added, "the assumption is because Canada has gone too far and people naturally believe China will retaliate".
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland warned the United States on Wednesday not to politicize extradition cases, a day after President Donald Trump said he would intervene in the case if it served national security interests.
In another editorial on Thursday, the official China Daily newspaper accused the United States of manufacturing the diplomatic incident in order to serve political ends.
"Washington is mistaken if it thinks it can take Meng hostage and ransom her for concessions in the upcoming trade talks," it said.
Chinese state media urges Canada to defy U.S., free Huawei executive
How come Freeland isn't tearing up the tweeterverse about human right abuses in China now?
im not eating Chinese until the Canadian hostages are released.![]()
The Chinese have taken another hostage. Now we see what China is really like ... a king-sized North Korea.
What do you think? Should we be grabbing random Chinese people off of the streets and holding THEM hostage?
You mean let's make a distinction between the official Chinese thugocracy and that traditional Chinese culture that considers themselves to be at the centre of the Earth and the rest of us to be sub-human barbarians?Absolutely not. We do need to make a clear distinction between the government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese nation as a ethnic, cultural, and linguistic community.
I think that Canada should limit all trade with China to that through sole proprietorships and worker cooperatives simply because it would be more difficult for the Government of the PRC to interfere in the Canadian economy on a mass scale through such businesses. What we shouldn't do is block tade outright since building cultural tiwes between the Canadian and Chinese nations on an interpersonal level is highly valuable to both nations. The trick is to try to push the government of the PRC out of the way at least to the degree possible without closing China off completely.
You mean let's make a distinction between the official Chinese thugocracy and that traditional Chinese culture that considers themselves to be at the centre of the Earth and the rest of us to be sub-human barbarians?
I used to "hang out" with a large group of Chinese kids as I was one of their accompanying adult leaders. There is no question about it that they treated the Caucasian leaders with far less respect and deference that they did the Chinese parents. Racism runs in families. You learn it from your parents.Why do you hang out with Chinese who treat you like a sub-human barbarian when there are plenty of more respectiful Chinese to choose as friends?
Consider classical Chinese literature too: 'All within the four seas are brothers.' 'One family under heaven.'
I used to "hang out" with a large group of Chinese kids as I was one of their accompanying adult leaders. There is no question about it that they treated the Caucasian leaders with far less respect and deference that they did the Chinese parents. Racism runs in families. You learn it from your parents.
And if we believe some folks around here....only whites can be racist!I used to "hang out" with a large group of Chinese kids as I was one of their accompanying adult leaders. There is no question about it that they treated the Caucasian leaders with far less respect and deference that they did the Chinese parents. Racism runs in families. You learn it from your parents.
And if we believe some folks around here....only whites can be racist!
Isn't that belief racist in its own right?
A third Canadian was detained in China, Global Affairs Canada confirmed to Global News Wednesday morning.
The identity of the person wasn’t disclosed because of the privacy act, officials said.
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News of the detainment comes more than week after two other Canadians were taken into custody on Dec. 10.
Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a businessman who worked on the border of China and North Korea, have met with Canadian ambassador to China John McCallum.
WATCH: Canada granted access to second detainee in China
The Chinese government has said they are suspected of endangering China’s state security.
Chinese officials usually detain people for questioning before officially arresting or charging them. The process can take up to six months.
Consular assistance is being provided to all three, and their families, officials from Global Affairs say.
WATCH: Between 2 superpowers: What’s happened so far in the Canada-China-Huawei spat?
The arrests come after Chinese businesswoman Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada with the possibility of extradition to the U.S.
Canadian officials say there is no explicit link between Meng’s arrest and the Canadians’ detention. But former diplomats and policy experts have said the detentions are a form of "tit-for-tat" reprisal by China.
China has repeatedly called for Canada to correct its mistake and to release Meng or face unspecified consequences.
But Canada says Meng's arrest isn't political and that it must follow the rule of law.