Huawei’s supposed independence is not easy to square with China’s all-out defence of the firm
in China recently carried out one of their grimmer duties: paying a monthly visit to a former colleague, Michael Kovrig, who is being detained by state security agents. Mr Kovrig, a diplomat for over a decade before joining the International Crisis Group, a conflict-prevention charity, was grabbed off a Beijing street on December 10th. He is being held in a room kept brightly lit at all times, and questioned for up to six hours a day.
Several diplomats call China’s actions self-defeating. Many governments are reviewing whether to let Huawei help build 5mobile networks. Some, such as Australia, have already banned the firm. Huawei bosses say that they run a normal private company, and are not beholden to any state. Yet . A Western country reviewing 5plans was startled to hear Chinese foreign ministry officials call Huawei’s fate a “core” concern.
If Mr Pompeo causes surprises, his boss provokes unhappy bewilderment. President Trump has publicly suggested that he might bargain away Ms Meng’s extradition for the right trade deal with China—undermining Canada’s insistence that her fate hinges on the law, not politics.
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