[michele.mcguire_299]

Fidels love child has no spine no clue and needs to be voted out of power yesterday

[xavivillagran_893]

+1

[kayla.meyer_144]

Hmmm, 3rd Canadian taken hostage by Chinese to apply pressure to Canada.
 
Yes, Trudeau should absolutely fold and apologize to the Chinese to show Canadian strength and fortitude. It will discourage future hostage takers whether in China or Saudi Arabia.

[xavivillagran_893]

It’s probably too late to save face with that now. They should have released her when the twit tweeted about using her as a bargaining tool.

[kayla.meyer_144]

Seriously? As if that would solve everything including how Trudeau “looks” for his actions? Does Canada also now react knee-jerk fashion to Trump’s twits? 
 
As far as I know she was arrested due to a request by the US Justice Dept, not a personal request by the Twit. Did I get wrong information? 
 
I honestly don’t know all the merits of the case & I am more suspicious of my government than you but once China reacted by taking Canadians hostage instead of better diplomacy, this moved into a different category.
 
The problem now is that hostages are being taken by governments, not just terrorists. Are we all supposed to fold to this sort of injustice?
 
 

[xavivillagran_893]

If the most powerful man in the US tweets he’s willing to let her go if he gets a good trade deal with China, it politicizes what should be a bona fide DOJ request, and that’s not what these agreements are for. That tweet effectively made her a political hostage. Justine and the twit don’t get along and it would have been a great thumb-the-nose opportunity after the tariff and NAFTA debacle. Now it’s escalated to hostage taking and a real mess. How it will play out is anybody’s guess, but Donnie has said he’s willing to help {shudder}.

[kayla.meyer_144]

Who knew Trump would not be just an American problem.

[btomba_77]

[link=https://www.politico.eu/article/us-china-huawei-europe-market/]https://www.politico.eu/a…-huawei-europe-market/[/link]

[h1][b]How Washington chased Huawei out of Europe[/b][/h1] [hr] The Chinese tech giant is scaling back in Brussels, Paris and London and pivoting to its domestic market.

Throughout most of the 2010s, Huawei was considered by many in Europe to be a friendly face among the tech firms cuddling up to power. Peculiar in its approaches, yes, but cordial and to many beneficial to the Continents interests because it increased competition and cut the price tag on the next generation of telecoms networks.
 
The company became known for its generous gift bags, often including a Huawei phone, and lavish parties in glamorous venues featuring fancy buffets and dance performances like its reception celebrating the Chinese new year at the Concert Noble in Brussels.
 
Glitzy bashes later became part of a supercharged response to political headwinds from Washington over concerns that the Chinese-built telecoms infrastructure poses a serious security and spying risk.
 
Those headwinds started blowing under U.S. President Barack Obamas administration but reached hurricane force following Donald Trumps election. By 2019, the company was under American sanctions, with Rens daughter Meng in Canada awaiting the result of a U.S. extradition request.

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[btomba_77]

[link=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/26/us/us-washington-huawei-zte-ban-security-risk-intl-hnk/index.html]US bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales amid Chinese spying fears

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The US Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it had adopted the final rules, which also bar the sale or import of equipment made by Chinas surveillance equipment maker Dahua Technology, video surveillance firm Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and telecoms firm Hytera Communications.
 
The move represents Washingtons latest crackdown on the Chinese tech giants amid fears that Beijing could use Chinese tech companies to spy on Americans.
 
These new rules are an important part of our ongoing actions to protect the American people from national security threats involving telecommunications, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement.

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[satyanar]

Thats a fascinating and very important story shared with me and friends by Keith Krach last summer. I think I mentioned it here somewhere. Keith and his plan are worth looking up. 
 
Keith Krach, a former under-secretary of state in the Trump administration, recalled how Washington was hitting the panic button.

He recalled asking European ministers about their relationship with China. And theyd say, Well, theyre an important trading partner and all that. And then they looked at both sides of the room, theres nobody in the room, and whispered to me: But we dont trust them.
 

[ruszja]

Quote from dergon

[link=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/26/us/us-washington-huawei-zte-ban-security-risk-intl-hnk/index.html]US bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales amid Chinese spying fears [/link]

 
[_]  Trump was crazy
[X]  Trump was right

[satyanar]

Indeed. Having listened to Krach and McMaster talk privately about China policy the last few years, that is one area where they have praise for both Trump and Biden. 
 
They both call themselves apolitical so its easy to give praise where it is due. 
 
 

[satyanar]

Quote from fw

Quote from dergon

[link=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/26/us/us-washington-huawei-zte-ban-security-risk-intl-hnk/index.html]US bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales amid Chinese spying fears [/link]

[_]  Trump was crazy
[X]  Trump was right

 
From the way it was told, this is one of the few areas he listened to his intelligence advisors. I dont think he had a clue. 

[kayla.meyer_144]

Perhaps. Even a broken clock…
 
Suspicion about Huawei started under Obama as far back as 2010
 
[link=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/us/us-panel-calls-huawei-and-zte-national-security-threat.html]https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/us/us-panel-calls-huawei-and-zte-national-security-threat.html[/link]
 
and Biden’s legislation, Secure Equipment Act of 2021, required the FCC.
 
“[i]Under the new law, the FCC is barred from considering authorization for products made by companies on its “covered list,” which includes Huawei and ZTE[/i].”
 
 

[btomba_77]

Fits in with Trump’s general anti-China trade policy. And sure looks like very broad bipartisan agreement on it… unanimous agreement from the FCC with both republicans and both democrats on board…. that’s a rarity.

[btomba_77]

Quote from fw

Quote from dergon

[link=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/26/us/us-washington-huawei-zte-ban-security-risk-intl-hnk/index.html]US bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales amid Chinese spying fears [/link]

[X]  Trump is crazy
[X]  Trump was right

 
fify

[satyanar]

So true dergon. Not surprising how the sides want to take credit. I say leave it to the experts like Krach. Good thing he reached out to help and was unanimously confirmed as an under secretary for Pompeo.

[satyanar]

Please you all, no matter what side you are on, learn something and research what Krach did.