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Sanctioned: The Arrest of a Telecom Giant

Sanctioned: The Arrest of a Telecom Giant

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 The arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver in December 2018 placed Canada in the middle of a global trade war. Stephen Quinn narrates a story of international intrigue set against a dramatic battle to dominate the economies of the future.Copyright © CBC 2025 Politics & Government
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  • Episode 7: "The Arrest Warrant"

    Episode 7: "The Arrest Warrant"
    Sep 23 2019
    Grainy video emerges of Meng Wanzhou's first fateful hours in Vancouver as the legal battle over her possible extradition narrows down to the Huawei executive's treatment at the hands of authorities. Did the Canadians conspire with the Americans to subvert her rights? And Meng moves uptown, inhabiting a new house, a new look and what appears to be a new public relations strategy.
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    33 mins
  • Episode 8 - The Rule of Law

    Episode 8 - The Rule of Law
    Sep 30 2019
    Steve Bannon - the man credited with engineering U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign announces plans to release a movie based on the Meng Wanzhou story. Tensions between Canada and China reach a breaking point and a former Prime Minister weighs in. Protests in Hong Kong reignite questions around democracy and human rights. And Canadians are forced to ask exactly what kind of sacrifices they're willing to make to appease a trading partner.
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    35 mins
  • Episode 9 - American Trap

    Episode 9 - American Trap
    Jan 13 2020
    Meng Wanzhou goes to court to force the Canadian government to produce the documents her lawyers claim she'll need to prove she's the victim of a conspiracy. An old friend turns up in court with words of support. And Meng's father turns tastemaker with his recommendation of a book by a jailed French executive who claims he was also the victim of an 'American Trap.'
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    36 mins
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