Made in China in Your Kitchen

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Remember when Donald Trump said 'lock her up' about Hilary Clinton? He did tell Canada to put this woman Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei CFO, under house arrest in 2018, pending extradition.  

Government hypocrisy treats us like imbeciles. We are fed that China is the bad guy, but everything that covers our bodies is from China. Don't even talk about phones and all electronics. Propaganda says we must hate China, but the government makes laws that allows billionaires to lay off American and Canadian workers and send jobs to China.

The boys' club that rules the world in the form of presidents, prime ministers, chancellors and supreme commanders have state secrets or 'classified information.' During the day, Canada, U.S. and U.K. pretend not to like China that much, but at night they sign all kinds of trade agreements that are evident in your kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, home gym, car, workshop, your laptop and the phone you carry. MADE IN CHINA is the sum total of all your possessions.

When my old phone acted up, I headed for the mall. I told the person at the store that the camera is my priority in a phone. She suggested a Huawei device. She felt it had a very good camera, one of the best in the business. I passed. I’ll rather stick to the brand I know, to avoid tech hypertension.

Huawei the company, was in the news from 2018-2021, because Canada arrested its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, for Donald Trump. Why? The U.S. said in 2013, one of Huawei’s subsidiary companies violated U.S. sanctions against Iran. Meng Wanzhou was in Canada under house arrest from 2018-2021, while she fought the attempt to hand her over to the U.S.

While that was  going on, it was business as usual. Canada and U.S. traded with China. That’s why most phone companies in Canada give you a Huawei media pad when you sign a new contract.

Nonqaba waka Msimang

Executive Blogger

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