Hu Xijin, the editor of the paper, said he believed US attitudes toward China had reached a level of “hysteria”. “By escalating its crackdown on Huawei, the US sets a bad precedent of applying McCarthyism in high-tech fields. It deprives a high-tech company of the rights to stay away from politics, focus on technology and market. Previously, Wang had been denied entry into China last week, despite having a visa, as she sought to visit her father, a jailed political dissident. ‘A threat to all countries’Only months ago, Canada and China were eagerly discussing the prospects of a free trade deal.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2019 08:35 UTC