What kind of message would President Donald Trump be sending to global businesses if he were to intervene in the U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal case against Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its chief financial officer?
The question, which is ripe with trade and policy implications, began circulating Tuesday, when Reuters reported that Trump had said that his desire to reach a trade deal with China could spur him to wade into the DOJ’s investigation of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou. She is the daughter of Huawei’s founder.
