Claw of the Red Dragon (2019)
The society, via consensus of the majority, as prompted by the powerful, coined laws to ensure the smooth running of nations. It worked fine as long as the ruled remained stupid, and the rulers had the upper hand. But, once the one being ruled rose to the occasion, the playing field is level no more. The goal post is shifted, and new rules are brought in. So say the newcomers. The old dogs will talk about ethics, philosophy or something unrelated to the matter in hand.
In the 1980s, when China was a struggling economy and would work for peanuts, the mighty USAF thought it would be cheaper to outsource their work to China. The US now alleges that China had utilised the task to learn and spy on the US. Their development of 5G technology would make espionage as well as cyberwar easier, making it a fraction of their expenditure on military intelligence.
The US says too much information held by the Communist is terrible for the free world. They assert that only the West can preserve democracy, liberty, freedom, and the pursuit of Happiness. The Communist would stifle human rights and freedom of speech. The Chinese cry foul. In their defence, they say that Huawei and all the mega projects initiated by China Incorporated are just business ventures, not megalomaniac schemes to conquer the world.
In the old Imperial World, such a checkmate would call for war. In the modern world, however, such an exercise would be a perfect recipe for Armageddon. Hence, the long arm of the law has been employed.
The CFO of Huawei, the biggest telecommunication company in the world, was arrested in Canada in 2019 for fraud and having business deals with 'rogue nations' like Iran. More recently, in an unrelated case, a Texan lawyer had put up a class-action suit against China for causing COVID-19. Similarly, The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) and All India Bar Association (AIBA) have filed a complaint in the United Nations Human Rights Council seeking unspecified amount as reparations from China over the global spread of coronavirus.
This 1-hour Canadian made-for-TV drama is based on the arrest of Huawei's CFO, Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. It is told from the viewpoint of a young couple. A journalist in Vancouver Post who makes it a life ambition to cover the arrest has to deal with her boyfriend who is working in Canada's branch of Huawei. The boyfriend tries to use the girlfriend's position to paint an excellent public image of his employer.
The production is financed by Steve Bannon, Trump's former chief political strategist.
The society, via consensus of the majority, as prompted by the powerful, coined laws to ensure the smooth running of nations. It worked fine as long as the ruled remained stupid, and the rulers had the upper hand. But, once the one being ruled rose to the occasion, the playing field is level no more. The goal post is shifted, and new rules are brought in. So say the newcomers. The old dogs will talk about ethics, philosophy or something unrelated to the matter in hand.In the 1980s, when China was a struggling economy and would work for peanuts, the mighty USAF thought it would be cheaper to outsource their work to China. The US now alleges that China had utilised the task to learn and spy on the US. Their development of 5G technology would make espionage as well as cyberwar easier, making it a fraction of their expenditure on military intelligence.
The US says too much information held by the Communist is terrible for the free world. They assert that only the West can preserve democracy, liberty, freedom, and the pursuit of Happiness. The Communist would stifle human rights and freedom of speech. The Chinese cry foul. In their defence, they say that Huawei and all the mega projects initiated by China Incorporated are just business ventures, not megalomaniac schemes to conquer the world.
In the old Imperial World, such a checkmate would call for war. In the modern world, however, such an exercise would be a perfect recipe for Armageddon. Hence, the long arm of the law has been employed.
The CFO of Huawei, the biggest telecommunication company in the world, was arrested in Canada in 2019 for fraud and having business deals with 'rogue nations' like Iran. More recently, in an unrelated case, a Texan lawyer had put up a class-action suit against China for causing COVID-19. Similarly, The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) and All India Bar Association (AIBA) have filed a complaint in the United Nations Human Rights Council seeking unspecified amount as reparations from China over the global spread of coronavirus.
This 1-hour Canadian made-for-TV drama is based on the arrest of Huawei's CFO, Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. It is told from the viewpoint of a young couple. A journalist in Vancouver Post who makes it a life ambition to cover the arrest has to deal with her boyfriend who is working in Canada's branch of Huawei. The boyfriend tries to use the girlfriend's position to paint an excellent public image of his employer.
The production is financed by Steve Bannon, Trump's former chief political strategist.
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