Multicultural Must Read: Huawei CFO controversy

While mainstream media reporters cover the international-relations rift opened up by the arrest of Chinese Tech giant Huawei’s CFO, Meng Wanzhou, Canadian multilingual and multicultural sources have also been reporting on the story. Unsurprisingly, of the 56 stories reported and collected by MIREMS consultants from December 1 to December 10, more than half—30—of the stories came from Chinese sources. Followed by Mandarin with 10 and Cantonese with seven.

Chinese: "Canada's arrest of Huawei's Meng Wanzhou"

Sing Tao Vancouver reports:

At the request of the United States, Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, Chief Financial Officer of China's Huawei Technologies. Stephanie Carvin of Carleton University said that as a result of the arrest, China may take innocent Canadians hostage for its own purposes, so Canadian business leaders in China should leave that country right now. (07/12/2018)

Cantonese: "China calls on Canada, U.S. to release Huawei CFO after she was arrested in Vancouver"

Vancouver's CHMB AM 1320 Cantonese reports:

China called on Canada and the U.S. Thursday to release the chief financial officer of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies after she was arrested this past weekend and demanded they clarify the reason for the arrest. (06/12/2018)

Chinese: "Canada's arrest of Huawei's Meng Wanzhou"

Ming Pao Toronto reports:

Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou of China's Huawei Technologies at the US' request. Chinese web-users left over 10,000 messages on the blog of the Canadian embassy in China, saying that Canada is the "dog" of the United States. (07/12/2018)

Korean: "Concerns over the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou"

Vancouver's The Korea Daily reports:

At the request of the US, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei's daughter was arrested in Vancouver, and Ottawa's Chinese embassy strongly spoke against Canada's legal system for arresting a Chinese citizen who did not break Canadian laws. It is possible that China will retaliate with economic measures against Canada. Considering the strong Chinese presence in Canada, and that Canada has been considering East Asia as a way to be less economically dependent on the US, Canada's act of arresting Meng is a dangerous choice.
(08/12/2018)

Chinese: "Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng arrested in Vancouver"

Chinese web source 51.ca reports:

The investigation by U.S. authorities has revealed a conspiracy between and among Meng and other Huawei representatives to misrepresent to numerous multinational financial institutions, including a global financial institution which conducts business in the U.S. (“Financial Institution 1”), Huawei’s business practices, particularly Huawei’s control of Skycom in or about and between 2009 and 2014. Specifically, Meng and other Huawei representatives repeatedly lied about the nature of the relationship between Huawei and Skycom and the fact that Skycom operated as Huawei’s Iran-based affiliate in order to continue to obtain banking services from multinational financial institutions. (08/12/2018)

Chinese: "Chinese media call Canada’s treatment of Meng Wanzhou a 'violation of human rights'"

Ming Pao Toronto reports:

Chinese media 'Global Times' is reporting that Canadian authorities have been treating Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, 'inhumanely.' The article also points out that '[if] Meng is refused bail and extradited to the US, Canada will get minimal gratitude from the US, but maximum opposition from China.' Meanwhile, some Chinese community organizations in Vancouver are urging Meng's release, saying the Canadian government should not extradite her to the US. (09/12/2018)

Chinese: "Canada arrests daughter of Huawei's founder in Vancouver"

Sing Tao Vancouver reports:

Upon request by the U.S., Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, Chief Financial Officer of China's Huawei Techonologies, in Vancouver last Saturday. The Chinese embassy in Ottawa strongly protested the arrest of Meng, saying she had not violated Canadian or U.S. law and demanded her immediate release. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio urged PM Trudeau to bar Huawei from Canada's next generation 5G mobile network and extradite Meng to the US. (06/12/2018)