John Bolton says he knew in advance Huawei executive would be arrested
by Julian Borger in Washington and Lily Kuo in Beijin from Technology | The Guardian on (#44FN7)
National security adviser said US had long been concerned about role of Chinese tech companies in theft of technological knowhow
The US national security adviser, John Bolton, has said he knew in advance that a top Chinese telecoms executive would be arrested in Canada to face extradition to the US, in what is escalating into a major diplomatic incident.
Beijing is calling for the release of Meng Wanzhou, the global chief financial officer of the vast Huawei corporation, and demanded Ottawa and Washington provide reasons for her arrest in Vancouver on Saturday.
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