Sieren’s China: Huawei and diplomatic dynamite
By DW
29 December 2018 |
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The arrest of the chief financial officer of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, will only exacerbate tensions in the US-China trade spat. But she and her firm should be presumed innocent until proven guilty, says DW's Frank Sieren.
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