Category: Huawei

US Warns Brazil Over Telecom Giant Huawei’s ‘Potential Role’ on 5G

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Brazil over Huawei’s “potential role” in its 5G network during his trip to the country last week, a White House official said on Aug. 9. “We continue to have concerns about Huawei’s potential role in Brazil’s telecom infrastructure,” Juan Gonzalez, the National Security Council’s senior director for the…


US Warns Brazil Over Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei’s ‘Potential Role’ on 5G

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Brazil over Huawei’s “potential role” in its 5G network during his trip to the country last week, a White House official said on Aug. 9. “We continue to have concerns about Huawei’s potential role in Brazil’s telecom infrastructure,” Juan Gonzalez, the National Security Council’s senior director for the…


Crown Lawyers to Argue Against Stay of Proceedings in Meng’s Extradition Case

VANCOUVER—Lawyers for Canada’s attorney general are expected to argue against a stay of proceedings in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Today’s arguments are expected to be the last before the actual extradition hearing in Meng’s case begins in the B.C. Supreme Court later this week. Lawyers for the chief financial officer have…


‘Free Michael Kovrig’: Hungarian Music Group Wants Former Bandmate Back Home in Toronto

With the 1,000th day of the Chinese regime’s imprisonment of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig coming up on Sept. 4, a Hungarian band with which Kovrig was lead singer is pushing for his return and assuring him that “we’re gonna get you home.” Known as Bankrupt, the Budapest-based band recently wrote a song to raise awareness…


Huawei Revenue Sinks as Smartphones Hurt by US Sanctions

BEIJING—Chinese tech giant Huawei’s revenue fell 29.4 percent from a year earlier in the first half of 2021 as smartphones sales tumbled under U.S. sanctions imposed in a fight with Beijing over technology and security. Revenue declined to 320.4 billion yuan ($49.6 billion), according to figures released Friday, from 454 billion yuan ($70.2 billion) reported…


No Justification for Stay of Proceedings Against Meng Extradition: Attorney General

VANCOUVER—A lawyer representing Canada’s attorney general says the United States has acted honourably in the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Monika Rahman told a British Columbia Supreme Court that the United States has a “very high” standard on what evidence to give in making its case for extradition and the lack of evidence…


Meng Wanzhou’s Lawyer Returns to Court to Fight Extradition of Huawei CFO

Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer returned to court on Wednesday to fight the extradition case of Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer. The final round of hearings for Meng’s extradition case began in the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver. Defence lawyer Mona Duckett told the court that the United States “misused” the extradition process and accused the United…


Judicial Phase of Meng’s Extradition Process Scheduled to Begin Today at B.C. Court

VANCOUVER—The final set of hearings in the extradition case of Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou are due to begin today in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Legal arguments are expected over the next few weeks from the Department of Justice and Meng’s lawyers over whether she should be extradited to the United States. Meng…


The Great American Weakness

Commentary The headlines of the Wall Street Journal today call attention to a great American weakness—love of money over the country. The headline says: “China’s Huawei Hires Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta.” By itself that may not mean much to the vast majority of readers. So let me explain. Tony Podesta is the brother of John…


Judge Issues Reasons for Rejecting New Evidence in Meng Wanzhou’s Extradition Case

VANCOUVER—A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won’t allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case because it doesn’t “expressly” support the Huawei executive’s claim that the United States’ case against her is “manifestly unreliable.” Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes ruled July 9 against admitting the evidence but her reasons for the judgment were…