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This is really bad since China doesn't have a working court system to fall back on: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/03/11/china-scored-

• a3n 7y ago
  They do have a very effective working court system. The question is who it works for.
  • stjohnswarts 7y ago
    I'd say it works very well for the communist party.
  • tmepdidjdj 7y ago
    It works for the politburo standing committee and Xi. The legal system are “stewards” for the Chinese government (according the white paper to Hong Kong). Hence you find so many people in China vying for government jobs because if you climb high enough, the law is below you. That is very dangerous because the only accountability is the person on top.
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• robocat 7y ago
  The working court systems of Canada and the US arrested the Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou, who just happens to be the daughter of the founder of Huawei. That seemed like a very politically motivated arrest (she is still awaiting extradition): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meng_Wanzhou https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meng_Wanzhou https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46462858 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46462858
  • chibg10 7y ago
    She also happens to be the CFO of Huawei who (allegedly) personally lied to international banks to circumvent US export controls? I'm not familiar with the court system in Canada, but criminal cases in the US take a long time. AFAIK Meng Wanzhou's delay is not unusual.
  • pas 7y ago
    She will have a trial, we are pretty certain that ot will be fair. If the whole arrest was made frivolously she can sue and has great chance to get a rather big settlement.