Inside the final hours that led to the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou
When Washington needed Canada’s help to apprehend a top
Huawei executive, officials in the White House, Congress and diplomatic corps
were informed of what would happen hours before politicians in Ottawa. Sources
from the U.S., Canadian and Chinese governments explain how the plan unfolded
Meng Wanzhou was unaware the eyes of U.S. law enforcement
were watching her at the airport in Hong Kong as she boarded a Cathay Pacific
Airlines flight to Vancouver last December.
A description of her clothing – white T-shirt, dark pants
and white shoes – and that of colleague Ji Hui, her travelling companion, was
sent to the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice, and to the RCMP and
Canadian Border Security (CBSA) agents in Canada.
After Flight 838 touched down at 11:13 a.m. on Dec. 1,
Ms. Me...
