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> The exact reason for the detention was not immediately clear Without that information, this story is meaningless. He could have done something very bad that
by abainbridge 8y ago
> The exact reason for the detention was not immediately clear
Without that information, this story is meaningless. He could have done something very bad that justifies his detention. If China refused to explain why he is detained, that's another story.
- AllegedAlec 8y agoI think that China doesn't really deserve the benefit of the doubt anymore. They'll probably make up some bullshit excuse and why they detained the man, but it'll be clear to everyone it's retaliation for the Huawei thing.
- Tyrek 8y agoAh yes, once you dislike someone enough, it's okay to suspend due process. Got it.
- abc-xyz 8y agoMore like once someone has proven to be untrustworthy and evil a million times, not to mention threatened to retaliate, then it's okay to stop giving them the benefit of the doubt, especially when the timing is so suspecious to say the least.
- PurpleRamen 8y agoIs the timing really suspecious? Or do those things happen all the time and we just never pay attention to them until we have a reason?
- diab0lic 8y agoThe timing is suspicious in that it comes shortly after a statement that "Canada will pay a heavy price."
- mikejb 8y agoIt's not like the US or other Western countries arrested someone and then found a reason to make it stick. Nations are very much alike here. I think the core problem that was tried to address is the mentality of "China did it, so it must be with bad intent".
- AllegedAlec 8y ago> China did it, so it must be with bad intent Yes, this is called 'pattern recognition'.
- magic-chicken 8y agoWell... Chinese officials refused to explain the detention, so it is another story as you said.