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Couple of Canadian spies for the Princess of Huawei? Sure thing!

There has been zero evidence presented that they were spies. The fact that they were detained within days of Meng's arrest and released within hours of her being set free should tell you all you need to know.

The CCP has engaged in hostage taking because one of their elite members was arrested.

At any rate, now that they are free - Canada can go ahead and ban Huawei 5G networks like the rest of the 5 eyes (save NZ I think?)

NZ hasn't banned Huawei 5G but the cell networks have chosen Samsung (Spark), Nokia (Vodafone), and Ericsson (2degrees).

Is there any evidence they were spies? I read the one guy arranged Dennis Rodman’s trip to North Korea. They were said to be a former diplomat and a business man.

How do any Canadians in the room feel about their business trips to China these days?

There's no evidence they were spies.

Unfortunately, most of the affordable flights to other parts of Asia connect through China these days. I'll be avoiding those connections now - even if it costs significantly more.

Are n’t airports neutral zones?

Is whether or not they're neutral ground something you wish to test with your freedom? If you have reason to avoid stepping foot in China, you have reason to avoid stepping foot in Chinese airports, even on international stopovers.

Even entering the airspace of a hostile country isn't safe. Two incidents off the top of my head:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Protasevich#Ryanair_Flig...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Morales_grounding_incident

Airport in Canada wasn’t neutral for the huawei executive

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