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By CAO DESHENG and ZHOU JIN and legitimate operations. Those acts were motivated by strong political Beijing strongly protested Wash intentions and manipulation,” he said. ington’s extradition request of Hua Huawei has denied committing wei Chief Financial Officer Meng any of the violations cited in the US Wanzhou and demanded “objective” charges. The Chinese telecommuni treatment for Chinese enterprises. cations giant said in a statement on Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Tuesday that it tried to discuss the Shuang said on Tuesday that China is investigation with US prosecutors dissatisfied with and firmly opposed following the arrest of Meng in Van to the United States’ extradition couver, but that request was rejected. demand and its disregarding Bei The company noted the allega jing’s stern representations. tions in the trade secrets charges “We call on the US side to immedi were already the subject of a US civil ately withdraw the arrest warrant for lawsuit that was settled. Wang Zhimin (center), director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong SAR, proposes a toast at the Meng Wanzhou as well as the official Huawei added it is “not aware of Liaison Office’s annual Spring Festival reception at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on Tuesday. Also attending the extradition request,” Geng said at a any wrongdoing by Meng and reception were Tung Cheehwa (second left) and Leung Chunying (left), both vicechairmen of the CPPCC National Committee and daily news conference. believes the US courts will ultimately former chief executives; Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuetngor (second right); and Xie Feng, commissioner of the Ministry of For He also urged Canada to take Chi reach the same conclusion.” eign Affairs in the HKSAR, 2019. ROY LIU / CHINA DAILY na’s position seriously, release Meng Meng was detained in Vancouver immediately and ensure that her at the request of the US on Dec 1 in lawful and legitimate rights and connection with alleged violations of interests are protected. Ottawa US sanctions on Iran. She faces an HK’s proactive role expected in openingup: Wang should not risk endangering itself for extradition hearing on Wednesday. other’s gains, he added. On Friday, Canadian Ambassador By HE SHUSI in Hong Kong destiny of Hong Kong had always Thus, he hopes that under the ness”, by staying committed to “one The US Justice Department to China John McCallum was asked [email protected] been closely connected to the leadership of the SAR government, country” while leveraging the unsealed criminal charges Monday to resign due to his comment on the nation’s. all groups in the city will not only advantages of “two systems”. against Huawei and its several subsid extradition of Meng. He said it would The central government expects During the 40year history of contribute to the country’s compre Wang said he hoped the SAR could iaries, as well as Meng herself, alleging be “great for Canada” if the US drops all sectors in Hong Kong to contrib reform and openingup, the Hong hensive openingup in a more pro participate in the national govern the company stole trade secrets, mis its extradition request against Meng. ute to the country’s new round of Kong and Macao SARs were wit active manner, but integrate ance more proactively in the future. led banks about its business and vio Zhou Fangyin, a foreign policy openingup in a proactive manner, nesses, participants, beneficiaries themselves into the nation’s overall He was referring to the fact that lated US sanctions. Canada’s Justice researcher at the Guangdong Insti its top liaison official in the special and contributors, Wang said, citing development. Hong Kong, for the first time, is Department confirmed later that offi tute for International Strategies, said administrative region said on Tues President Xi Jinping. This requires unswerving efforts deeply engaged in the decisionmak cials had received a formal extradi Meng’s case is obviously not a legal day. Together with mainland people, in the implementation of the “one ing process of policies for the Bay tion request from the US, Canadian case, but politically motivated. Wang Zhimin, director of the Liai Hong Kong and Macao residents country, two systems” principle, he Area development. This shows that Broadcasting Corp reported. Meng’s case is neither related to son Office of the Central People’s helped produce the great miracles of said. the central government values Hong Earlier on Tuesday, Geng warned the national security of Canada, nor Government in the Hong Kong SAR, the reform and openingup, Wang The ‘one country, two systems’ Kong’s role in the national strategy, Washington in a statement to stop its is it related to its economic interests, was addressing some 4,000 cross said. principle is Hong Kong’s greatest he added. campaign against Chinese enterpris Zhou said. The attitude of the Cana sector guests at the office’s spring Currently, Hong Kong’s proactive advantage, while the country’s Discussing the Liaison Office’s es, including Huawei. dian government reveals how severe festival reception at the Hong Kong role in the Belt and Road Initiative reform and openingup remains future work, Wang pledged a more “China calls on the US to treat Chi ly this matter is politicized, he added. Convention and Exhibition Centre. and development of the Guang Hong Kong’s largest stage of devel open approach. The office will invite nese companies in an objective and Affirming positive governance dongHong KongMacao Greater opment, Wang explained. all sectors in the city, including all fair manner,” Geng said in the state Ma Si contributed to this story. results achieved by Chief Executive Bay Area effectively contributed to He said people in Hong Kong members of the Legislative Council, ment, adding that the country will Carrie Lam Cheng Yuetngor and the SAR’s integration into the coun would acquire more of a “sense of to a spring dinner at the office after firmly defend the legitimate interests Contact the writers at her administration, Wang said the try’s development, he said. contentment, security and happi Chinese New Year. of Chinese enterprises. [email protected] “For some time, the US has been using its power to tarnish and crack Inside Double-decker dissatisfaction down on specific Chinese enterprises Vicepremier arrives in in an attempt to strangle their lawful Editorial, page 10 Washington for talks Nation to ratchet up efforts on By ZHAO HUANXIN optimistic about the upcoming in Washington talks. “It is possible that the two 5G technology development and ZHONG NAN in Beijing sides can make some compromises and reach a consensus on trade By MA SI Technology, said at a news confer VicePremier Liu He arrived in issues. The results could be posi [email protected] ence that the first commercial 5G Washington on Monday for tive,” he said on Tuesday at a press smartphones are likely to become a upcoming highlevel economic and briefing in Beijing. China will ratchet up efforts to reality this year. trade consultations with the Unit Lu Feng, an economics research commercialize 5G communication “Chinese enterprises will deepen ed States, with US President er at Peking University, said, “We technology and welcomes foreign their partnerships with foreign Donald Trump saying he “wel are optimistic about a deal to be enterprises to join the process as companies so that global consum comes” the delegation. made this time.” part of the country’s push to ers can benefit from faster telecom Analysts have expressed cau Lu said confrontation will not expand openingup policies, the munications and other 5Grelated tious optimism about the talks, solve the problems facing the US, top industry regulator said on services as soon as possible,” Wen An antiBrexit protester makes his position known in Whitehall, which are a continuation of trade such as trade deficits. “The US Tuesday. added. London, on Monday. HANNAH MCKAY / REUTERS meetings held in Beijing from Jan 7 economy is facing downward pres Wen Ku, a spokesman for the Min See story, page 20 to 9. sure and its trade deficits with Chi istry of Industry and Information See 5G, page 3 Liu, also a member of the Politi na have actually increased rather cal Bureau of the Communist Party than declined during the trade ten of China Central Committee and sions,” he said. “This acutely indi chief of the Chinese group taking cates its tariff measures were not INSIDE VIRTUAL ROMANCES REDEFINING COURTSHIP part in the USChina Comprehen effective in addressing the bilateral Colored pencil ◆ sive Economic Dialogue, is leading trade imbalance.” a delegation of government offi Zhang said it is likely that the sketches draw Online businesses provide fake love to paying customers inspiration cials in charge of major economic two economic powers will even sectors, Xinhua News Agency tually manage to properly handle Youth, p17 By XU JUNQIAN in Shanghai with him every day and make him reported. conflicts and foster cooperation. [email protected] feel as if she truly cares about him. Trump said in a statement on The pay starts at 140 yuan ($21) an Monday that the US welcomes the Contact the writers at n online affair is pulling at hour, but rises to a monthly rate of official delegation from China. The huanxinzhao the heartstrings, and pad 3,000 yuan three days after the first US leader will meet with Liu on @chinadailyusa.com ding the purse strings, of chat, and she must try her best to be Thursday at the close of the two Wang Jiao. available for him whenever he wants. day talks, the White House said. AWang, 26, has been in a virtual gers). I found that I really care about Wang earns a comfortable 8,000 Zhang Yansheng, a senior Inside “relationship” for almost two him, which I am not supposed to yuan a month after tax from her full researcher at the Beijingbased months, and now finds herself car do,” said Wang, a safety engineer time engineering job. China Center for International • Editorial, page 10 ing for the person she has been chat who works and lives in Qingdao, She does not need to talk con Economic Exchanges, is cautiously • Comment, page 11 ting with online “whenever Shandong province. stantly during their online sessions. possible” for each of the past 50 days. Wang is being paid for the “rela For most of the time, she just “keeps © 2019 China Daily , All Rights Reserved “This feeling struck me when he tionship” by the Chinese college stu in touch” and responds when the Vol. 23 — No. 6787 cried on the phone after I teased dent, who is in his freshman year in student messages her. A member of the him, saying he is not as handsome as the United States. Asia News Network some male vloggers (video blog To earn her money, she must chat See 'Lovers', page 2