Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Thursday, December 6, 2018. I'm Brian McCullough today.

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Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

Well, once again, tech has found itself

in the midst of the geopolitical and economic back and forth

between China and the US. Canada has arrested Huawei's chief financial officer

Meng Wangzo, who now faces extradition to the U.S. on a warrant from New York State,

which claims that she violated U.S. trade sanctions against Iran.

In case you've forgotten, Huawei is one of the giants of the Chinese tech industry, quoting

the globe and mail.

Huawei said in a statement to the globe that Ms. Meng faces, quote, unspecified charges in the Eastern District of New York

and that she was arrested when she was transferring flights in Canada.

The company has been provided with very little information regarding the charges and is not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms. Mang.

The company believes the Canadian and US legal systems will ultimately reach a just conclusion,

Huawei said, and added the company, quote, complies with all applicable

laws and regulations where it operates, including applicable export controls and sanction laws,

end quote.

Now here's the wrinkle, the CFO in question.

Meng Wang Cho is not only Huawei's CFO and deputy chair of Huawei's board, she is also the daughter of the company's founder, Wren Zhang Phi.

As Tom Garra tweeted, quote, Imagine an Apple exec who is also Tim Cook's daughter arrested in Singapore for extradition to China on charges of selling stuff to Taiwan, contrary to Chinese law."

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