China’s Detention of Canadians Shows Regime’s True Colors

The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, irked Beijing enough to reveal its true colors, says Sheng Xue.

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at a parole office building in Vancouver on Dec. 12, 2018. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Commentary

TORONTO—China’s refusal to relent on releasing detained Canadian citizens—which, despite Beijing’s public claims to the contrary, seems to be in retaliation for the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on Canadian soil—finally prompted Ottawa to depart from the careful tone it had taken and ask allies to show a unified front in demanding the release of the Canadians.