Justin Trudeau knew days ahead that Huawei Exec. would be arrested in Canada, as did John Bolton-BBC…Trump didn’t know-Reuters…(It appears this was done to embarrass Trump, his own staff effectively impeached him)

12/6/18, “Trump did not know about Huawei extradition request before Xi dinner: source”
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12/6/18, “Huawei arrest: Justin Trudeau denies political motivation,“ BBC

“Her arrest was not revealed by the Canadian authorities until Wednesday [Dec. 5], the day when she had her first court appearance.

Speaking to reporters in Montreal, Mr Trudeau said his government was told about the arrest a few days beforehand, but it did not play a role….

US National Security Adviser John Bolton has also said he knew about the arrest in advance….

US lawmakers have repeatedly accused the company of being a threat to US national security, arguing that its technology could be used for spying by the Chinese government.

The US, Australia and New Zealand have recently blocked the use of Huawei’s equipment in infrastructure for new faster 5G mobile networks, citing security concerns.”
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12/6/18, “The gloves are off,” By Karishma Vaswani, BBC Asia Business Correspondent

“It is hard to overstate the symbolism and significance of this event. Huawei is the crown jewel of Chinese tech and Ms Meng is effectively its princess.

Even though it’s still not clear what the charges against her are, this is not simply a case about the arrest of one woman, or just one company.

This arrest could materially damage the relationship between the US and China at possibly one of the most sensitive times between the two countries in their long and torrid history.

The gloves are off. Things have taken a dramatic turn for the worse.”
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Added: Reuters says Trump didn’t know. Either way, it’s not good for him: 

12/6/18, “Trump did not know about Huawei extradition request before Xi dinner: source”

WASHINGTON (Reuters) –”President Donald Trump did not know about a U.S. request for the extradition of Huawei’s chief financial officer from Canada before he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping over dinner last weekend, a White House official said on Thursday.
Huawei Technologies Ltd’s CFO Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the company’s founder, was arrested in Canada on Dec. 1 and faces extradition to the United States. The United States has been looking since at least 2016 into whether Huawei violated U.S. sanctions against Iran. (read more)”…

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