十二月, 由于美国的引渡请求，在温哥华机场，华为的主席财务官，华为奠基人任正非的女儿 —孟晚舟—被逮捕了。这是在同一天美国总统特兰普和习近平在阿根廷出席G20会议，然后达成协议，决定暂时停止中美贸易战。可是四天以后孟晚舟被逮捕的信息才传出去，可能会导致中美关系恶化。报导表现孟女士的逮捕可能与对伊朗违法贸易有关。接受记者采访的时候，美国国家安全顾问John Bolton拒绝评论反而他说他为中国企业惯例非常发愁。
华为的成就：
华为是世界上最大技术企业之一，最近超过苹果变成仅次于三星第二大智能手机制造商。华为的崛起发生同时中国很快地发展，提供华为很多消费者、巨大的市场基础。从两个方面来分析华为的销售方法就是：首先消费者很喜欢高档的手机，品质跟苹果差不多。其次，华为也制造实惠的手机，受到消费能力不强消费者的欢迎。
华为为什么让西方担心？
在过去，华为， 跟很多中国其他企业一样，被控诉抄袭西方的技术。可是现在，有些西方政府担心北京会通过华为主宰５Ｇ网络。这个情况可能让中国政府把间谍活动扩大。华为坚持没有政府的控制。美国的立法者反复地控诉华为威胁美国国家安全。地方性的媒体指出专家期待日本禁止政府使官员使用华为产品。继澳大利亚封杀华为之后，新西兰也以国家安全风险为由，禁止国内电信运营商使用华为的5G技术设备。
这个时间有什么意义？
很难夸大这一事件的象征意义。华为是中国技术企业的钻石，孟女士是它的公主。这件事不但关于一个女人的逮捕或一个公司：这个逮捕时间可能会使中美关系进一步恶化，这或许是在他们的悠久、坎坷和棘手的历史中上最敏感的时段阶段之一。
中国政府怎么说？
Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou
一位外交部发言人告诉记者， “无缘无故的拘留侵犯了一个人的人权。我们要求加拿大和美国澄清逮捕的原因。为了保护个人的人权，我们希望马上释放孟晚舟。然后在北京， 两个加拿大人被逮捕了。1月10日，加拿大要求释放他们以后，中国驻加大使说孟晚舟事件突显“白人优越论”。
华为怎么说？
在一份声明中，华为说‘我们遵守所有的有关的法律和规则，包括联合国、美国和欧盟的出口和制裁法律。他们也说，“我们认为美国用这样的方法向本公司施加压力不是合适的。他们反对自由经济和公平竞争的精神。” 华为努力坚持跟中国政府没有关系。它说一直相信安全为主，认为美国之所以不喜欢华为是因为华为的效率非常高，比美国的公司高得多。
我个人的看法
这个问题真的特别棘手。我跟我的加拿大朋友谈论的时候， 虽然他们不怕自己的安全，可是我们都担心冲突越来越差：一个政府干涉别的国家的内政总是导致问题：为了解决这个问题，需要齐心协力。未来会发生什么？谁知道！
In December, due to an American extradition request, Huawei’s CFO and founder Ren Zhengfei’s daughter, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested at Vancouver airport. This was on the same day as US President Trump and Xi Jinping attended the G20 summit in Argentina, where they reached an agreement to temporarily halt the Sino-American trade war. However, four days later, the news of the arrest of Ms Meng got out and led to a worsening of US-China relations.
Reports show that Ms Meng’s arrest may be linked to illegal trade with Iran. When questioned by journalists, US National Security Advisor John Bolton declined to comment and instead stated however that he was concerned with Chinese companies’ business practices.
Huawei’s success:
Huawei is one of the world’s biggest technology companies, recently overtaking Apple to become the second largest smartphone manufacturer, only behind Samsung. Huawei’s rise occurred at the same time when China was developing rapidly, and thus there were lots of consumers and a huge market base. Huawei’s selling model can be analysed from two aspects. Firstly, consumers like their high-quality phones (their quality on par with Apple products). But Huawei also produces cheap phones which are incredibly popular with consumers with weak purchasing power.
Why does Huawei make the West concerned?
In the past, like many other Chinese companies, Huawei was accused of copying Western technology and selling it cheaply. But now, some Western governments are worried that they will control the 5G network through Huawei. This situation may allow the Chinese government to expand its espionage activities yet Huawei insists that there is no governmental control. US lawmakers have repeatedly accused Huawei of being a threat to national security and local media pointed out that experts expect Japan to ban the government from using Huawei products. After Australia banned Huawei, New Zealand also banned domestic telecom operators from using Huawei’s 5G technology equipment on the grounds of national security risks.
Despite growing tensions with China, my Canadian friends (and I !) still managed to have a great Christmas out here
What is the significance of this situation?
It is difficult to exaggerate the symbolic meaning of this event. Huawei is the diamond of Chinese technology companies, and Ms. Meng is its princess. This incident is not only about the arrest of a woman or a company: this arrest time may further worsen Sino-US relations, which may be one of the most sensitive time periods in their long and tumultuous history.
What does the Chinese government say?
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told reporters that “the detention of a person for absolutely no reason violates their human rights. We asked Canada and the United States to clarify the reasons for the arrest, and, in order to protect the human rights of the individual, we hope Meng Wanzhou is released immediately. Then, in Beijing, two Canadians were arrested. On January 10, after Canada asked them to be released, the Chinese Ambassador to Canada said that the Meng Wanzhou incident highlighted the “white superiority theory.”
What does Huawei say?
In a statement, Huawei said ‘we comply with all relevant laws and regulations, including the United Nations, the United States and the European Union’s export and sanctions laws. They also said, “We believe that it is not appropriate for the United States to exert pressure on the company in this way. They are opposing the spirit of free economy and fair competition.” Huawei has worked hard to insist that it has no relationship with the Chinese government. Security is its priority and it believes that the reason why the US doesn’t like Huawei is because Huawei is very efficient, much more so than American companies.
My personal opinion
This problem is exceptionally thorny. When I was discussing this with my Canadian friends, although they aren’t afraid of their personal safety, we’re all worried that the conflict is getting worse: a government intervening in the internal affairs of other countries always leads to problems. In order to solve this problem, both countries need to work together. What will happen in the future? Who knows!