Trump was unaware of Huawei arrest: officials
By Reuters
07 December 2018 |
10:19 am
President Donald Trump did not know about plans to arrest a top executive at Huawei, two U.S. officials said, in an apparent attempt to stop the incident from impeding crucial trade talks with Beijing.
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