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Thursday, December <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2018</strong><br />

National<br />

Jeffrey D. Sachs<br />

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Hyderabad Bureau Chief: Abbas Kassar - Islamabad Bureau Chief: Hameedullah Khan<br />

ISLAMABAD –– LAHORE –– RAWALPINDI –– KARACHI<br />

OPINION<br />

It is not just trade, US now<br />

starts tech war with China<br />

The US rarely arrests senior businesspeople,<br />

US or foreign, for alleged crimes<br />

committed by their companies.<br />

The arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou<br />

is a dangerous move by US President Donald<br />

Trump's administration in its intensifying conflict<br />

with China. If, as Mark Twain reputedly<br />

said, history often rhymes, our era increasingly<br />

recalls the period preceding 1914. As with<br />

Europe's great powers back then, the United<br />

States, led by an administration intent on<br />

asserting America's dominance over China, is<br />

pushing the world toward disaster.<br />

The context of the arrest matters enormously.<br />

The US requested that Canada arrest Meng<br />

in the Vancouver airport en route to Mexico<br />

from Hong Kong, and then extradite her to the<br />

US. Such a move is almost a US <strong>dec</strong>laration of<br />

war on China's business community. Nearly<br />

unprecedented, it puts American businesspeople<br />

traveling abroad at much greater risk of<br />

such actions by other countries.<br />

The US rarely arrests senior businesspeople,<br />

US or foreign, for alleged crimes committed<br />

by their companies. Corporate managers<br />

are usually arrested for their alleged personal<br />

crimes (such as embezzlement, bribery, or violence)<br />

rather than their company's alleged<br />

malfeasance. Yes, corporate managers should<br />

be held to account for their company's malfeasance,<br />

up to and including criminal charges;<br />

but to start this practice with a leading Chinese<br />

businessperson, rather than the dozens of culpable<br />

US CEOs and CFOs, is a stunning<br />

provocation to the Chinese government, business<br />

community, and public.<br />

Meng is charged with violating US sanctions<br />

on Iran. Yet consider her arrest in the<br />

context of the large number of companies, US<br />

and non-US, that have violated US sanctions<br />

against Iran and other countries. In 2011, for<br />

example, JP Morgan Chase paid $88.3 million<br />

in fines in 2011 for violating US sanctions<br />

against Cuba, Iran, and Sudan. Yet Jamie<br />

Dimon wasn't grabbed off a plane and whisked<br />

into custody.<br />

And JP Morgan Chase was hardly alone in<br />

violating US sanctions. Since 2010, the following<br />

major financial institutions paid fines<br />

for violating US sanctions: Banco do Brasil,<br />

Bank of America, Bank of Guam, Bank of<br />

Moscow, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Barclays,<br />

BNP Paribas, Clearstream Banking,<br />

Commerzbank, Compass, Crédit Agricole,<br />

Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo,<br />

JP Morgan Chase, National Bank of Abu<br />

Dhabi, National Bank of Pakistan, PayPal,<br />

RBS (ABN Amro), Société Générale, Toronto-<br />

Dominion Bank, Trans-Pacific National Bank<br />

(now known as Beacon Business Bank),<br />

Standard Chartered, and Wells Fargo.<br />

None of the CEOs or CFOs of these sanction-busting<br />

banks was arrested and taken into<br />

custody for these violations. In all of these<br />

cases, the corporation - rather than an individual<br />

manager - was held accountable. Nor were<br />

they held accountable for the pervasive lawbreaking<br />

in the lead-up to or aftermath of the<br />

2008 financial crisis, for which the banks paid<br />

a staggering $243 billion in fines, according to<br />

a recent tally. In light of this record, Meng's<br />

arrest is a shocking break with practice. Yes,<br />

hold CEOs and CFOs accountable, but start at<br />

TODAY IN HISTORY<br />

home in order to avoid hypocrisy, self-interest<br />

disguised as high principle, and the risk of<br />

inciting a new global conflict.<br />

Quite transparently, the US action against<br />

Meng is really part of the Trump administration's<br />

broader attempt to undermine China's<br />

economy by imposing tariffs, closing Western<br />

markets to Chinese high-technology exports,<br />

and blocking Chinese purchases of US and<br />

European technology companies. One can say,<br />

without exaggeration, that this is part of an<br />

economic war on China, and a reckless one at<br />

that.<br />

Huawei is one of China's most important<br />

technology companies, and therefore a prime<br />

target in Trump administration's effort to slow<br />

or stop China's advance into several high-technology<br />

sectors. America's motivations in this<br />

economic war are partly commercial - to protect<br />

and favour laggard US companies - and<br />

partly geopolitical. They certainly have nothing<br />

to do with upholding the international rule<br />

of law.<br />

The US is trying to targeting Huawei especially<br />

because of the company's success in<br />

marketing cutting-edge 5G technologies globally.<br />

The US claims the company poses a specific<br />

security risk through hidden surveillance<br />

capabilities in its hardware and software. Yet<br />

the US government has provided no evidence<br />

for this claim.<br />

A recent diatribe against Huawei in the<br />

Financial Times is revealing in this regard.<br />

After conceding that "you cannot have concrete<br />

proof of interference in ICT, unless you<br />

are lucky enough to find the needle in the<br />

haystack," the author simply asserts that "you<br />

don't take the risk of putting your security in<br />

the hands of a potential adversary." In other<br />

words, while we can't really point to misbehaviour<br />

by Huawei, we should blacklist the<br />

company nonetheless.<br />

When global trade rules obstruct Trump's<br />

gangster tactics, then the rules have to go,<br />

according to him. US Secretary of State Mike<br />

Pompeo admitted as much last week in<br />

Brussels. "Our administration," he said, is<br />

"lawfully exiting or renegotiating outdated or<br />

harmful treaties, trade agreements, and other<br />

international arrangements that don't serve our<br />

sovereign interests, or the interests of our<br />

allies." Yet before it exits these agreements,<br />

the administration is trashing them through<br />

reckless and unilateral actions.<br />

The unprecedented arrest of Meng is even<br />

more provocative because it is based on US<br />

extra-territorial sanctions, that is, the claim by<br />

the US that it can order other countries to stop<br />

trading with third parties such as Cuba or Iran.<br />

The US would certainly not tolerate China or<br />

any other country telling American companies<br />

with whom they can or cannot trade.<br />

Sanctions regarding non-national parties<br />

(such as US sanctions on a Chinese business)<br />

should not be enforced by one country alone,<br />

but according to agreements reached within<br />

the United Nations Security Council. In that<br />

regard, UN Security Council Resolution 2231<br />

calls on all countries to drop sanctions on Iran<br />

as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. Yet<br />

the US - and only the US - now rejects the<br />

Security Council's role in such matters. The<br />

Trump administration, not Huawei or China, is<br />

today's greatest threat to the international rule<br />

of law, and therefore to global peace.<br />

1753 George Washington, the adjutant of Virginia, delivers an ultimatum to the French forces at<br />

Fort Le Boeuf, south of Lake Erie, reiterating Britain's claim to the entire Ohio River valley.<br />

1770 The British soldiers responsible for the "Boston Massacre" are acquitted on murder charges.<br />

1862 The Union loses its first ship to a torpedo, USS Cairo, in the Yazoo River.<br />

1863 Orders are given in Richmond, Virginia, that no more supplies from the Union should be<br />

received by Federal prisoners.<br />

1901 Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio transmission in St.<br />

John's Newfoundland.<br />

1927 Communists forces seize Canton, China.<br />

1930 The Spanish Civil War begins as rebels take a border town.<br />

1930 The last Allied troops withdraw from the Saar region in Germany.<br />

1931 Under pressure from the Communists in Canton, Chiang Kai-shek resigns as president of the<br />

Nanking Government but remains the head of the Nationalist government that holds nominal<br />

rule over most of China.<br />

1943 The German Army launches Operation Winter Tempest, the relief of the Sixth Army trapped<br />

in Stalingrad.<br />

1943 The exiled Czech government signs a treaty with the Soviet Union for postwar cooperation.<br />

1956 The United Nations calls for immediate Soviet withdrawal from Hungary.<br />

1964 Kenya becomes a republic.<br />

1964 Three Buddhist leaders begin a hunger strike to protest the government in Saigon.<br />

1967 The United States ends the airlift of 6,500 men in Vietnam.<br />

1979 South Korean Army Major General Chun Doo-hwan, acting without authorization from<br />

President Choi Kyu-ha, orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa,<br />

alleging that the chief of staff was involved in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung<br />

Hee.<br />

Ban imposed on entry of heavy vehicles<br />

on Express way during duty hours<br />

ISLAMABAD: During<br />

routine movie making of<br />

Public Service Vehicles<br />

Photographer Asghar Ali<br />

found a lost child in the<br />

area of Beat-07<br />

. During initial investigation<br />

the boy told that his<br />

name is Faisal Mehmood<br />

S/O Muhammad Qaiser<br />

R/O Rawalpindiand told<br />

the NH&MP official that<br />

he ran away from home<br />

due to some domestic<br />

issues.<br />

PTI to contest, win next local<br />

bodies elections: Bashir Sodhar<br />

Abbas Kassar<br />

H Y D E R A B A D :<br />

Pakistan Tehrik Insaf<br />

leader Bashir Ahmed<br />

Sethar, joint secretary<br />

Sindh has said his party<br />

after winning general elections<br />

has started organization<br />

in Sindh so to contest<br />

next local bodies elections<br />

and with its pro people<br />

policies, hoped they would<br />

win with vast majority.<br />

Addressing news conference<br />

here on Wednesday.<br />

He said PTI federal government<br />

has taken some<br />

difficult <strong>dec</strong>isions but people<br />

would be getting their<br />

benefits in near future.<br />

Such <strong>dec</strong>isions are taken in<br />

public interest. He said<br />

when Imran Khan took<br />

over reign of power national<br />

exchequer was empty<br />

and economy in doldrums<br />

in such a situation any government<br />

could have not last<br />

even one month. But their<br />

leader Imran Khan was<br />

taking country out of hot<br />

water and sailing it to prosperity<br />

through his wisdom<br />

and political acumen. He<br />

hoped that it is not far<br />

ISLAMABAD: District<br />

administration Islamabad<br />

has imposed a ban on the<br />

entry of heavy vehicles on<br />

Express way during duty<br />

hours in the morning and<br />

in the evening for 2 hours<br />

in order to stop severe traffic<br />

jam.<br />

According to media<br />

reports, a formal notification<br />

has also been issued in<br />

this regard by the Deputy<br />

Commissioner.<br />

It has been said in the<br />

notification that there is<br />

severe traffic jam on the<br />

express way from 7am to<br />

9am in the morning and<br />

5pm to 7pm in the evening<br />

due to movement of heavy<br />

vehicles on the road.<br />

Citizens and children<br />

going to their offices and<br />

schools have to face great<br />

difficulties in their movement<br />

therefore <strong>dec</strong>ision<br />

has been taken to ban entry<br />

of heavy vehicles on the<br />

express way during duty<br />

hours.<br />

On the other hand,<br />

administration of federal<br />

government has also<br />

The boy further<br />

infomed that he has lost<br />

his way to home.<br />

Motorway Police officers<br />

Inspector Ajmal Khan &<br />

Inspector Naseem Abbas<br />

kept the child in their custody<br />

and strived to find<br />

the whereabouts of the<br />

lost child. After a comprehensive<br />

search operation,<br />

the NH&MP officers successfully<br />

traced out family<br />

of the said child. Lately,<br />

the child was handed over<br />

away when people would<br />

get relief. He refuted<br />

charges of political victimization<br />

adding that all cases<br />

of corruption, money laundering,<br />

etc against Sharif<br />

brothers, PPP leaders were<br />

framed before PTI government<br />

took over. He<br />

<strong>dec</strong>lared that though the<br />

opposition was trying to<br />

blackmail government to<br />

get NRO but clarified that<br />

PTI government would<br />

never issue such NRO to<br />

save corrupt and plunderers<br />

of national wealth. He<br />

said they were not against<br />

imposed a ban on the provision<br />

of petrol to motorcyclist<br />

without helmet.<br />

DC Islamabad has<br />

informed the administration<br />

of all petrol pumps in<br />

this regard.<br />

According to an issued<br />

National Highways & Motorway Police<br />

reunite a 12 year’s old boy with his parents<br />

M A . Rehmani<br />

to his father namely<br />

Muhammad Qaiserin<br />

presence of witnesses.<br />

The pleased fatherappreciated<br />

this kind act by<br />

officers of NH&MP. The<br />

DIG N-5 North Zone<br />

Ashfaq Ahmed admired<br />

and appreciated the<br />

efforts of the officers and<br />

expected the same from<br />

all the officers of N-5<br />

North Zone in discharge<br />

of their official obligations.<br />

Salaries delay, RIUJ hold protest<br />

outside the Geo office Islamabad<br />

ISLAMABAD –The<br />

Rawalpindi-Islamabad<br />

Union of Journalists (RIUJ)<br />

held a protest here on<br />

Tuesday at front of the Geo<br />

TV office Islamabad .<br />

Protesters rays salogan,s<br />

against Jeo TV honours<br />

,they were demanded releases<br />

the continued since four (PBA), and Council of stakeholders get together to<br />

month delay of salaries to Pakistan Newspapers resolve the issue.<br />

jeo tv media workers staff. Editors (CPNE) to whom Afzal but president<br />

A large number of journalists<br />

he wrote letters to resolve (PFUJ) said, he had suggested<br />

had gathered for the<br />

demonstration . Union leaders<br />

the crisis.<br />

The union leaders that all newspapers<br />

publish an identical editorial<br />

addressed to the demon-<br />

stration gathering , said the<br />

Ideally, he pointed out that<br />

to cope with such a situation,<br />

all stakeholders should<br />

have worked out a way.<br />

They said , it was a pity he<br />

addresses said , the media<br />

workers were now wondering<br />

if this crisis was created<br />

intentionally to bring them<br />

onto the roads.although the<br />

workers were not being paid<br />

it was strange that the electricity,<br />

on a given day, and then<br />

publish one-page blank; and<br />

as a third step, television<br />

channels leave their screens<br />

blank for 10 minutes before<br />

their news bulletins. Afzal<br />

but warened if that the Geo<br />

received no positive<br />

gas, and water sup-<br />

TV officials did not<br />

response from All Pakistan plies of the news organizations<br />

immidiately pay of rhe<br />

Newspapers Society<br />

were not cut off due to would hold protests outside<br />

(APNS), Pakistan non-payment.<br />

the channal,s accross the<br />

Broadcasters’Association the were insisted that all country.<br />

Sindh government but<br />

sorry to say that PPP during<br />

last 11 years rule in<br />

Sindh has done no development<br />

work except corruption.<br />

He deplored that<br />

Sindh government was<br />

lathi charging against jobless<br />

and growers demanding<br />

early start of sugar<br />

mills and fair price. Even<br />

teachers are not spared, he<br />

added. He said PPP has<br />

deprived people of sufficient<br />

food and health.<br />

Scores of children were<br />

dying in Thar for want of<br />

nutrition and medical care.<br />

notification by DC<br />

Islamabad, 68 motorcycle<br />

mishaps happened this<br />

year. Motorcycle riders<br />

were not following the preventative<br />

measures due to<br />

which casualties has been<br />

increasing day by day.<br />

60 years old man<br />

crushed to death<br />

by speedy coach<br />

Abdul Mateen Mahar<br />

Staff Reporter<br />

KHAIRPUR: A 60-<br />

year-old man crushed to<br />

death by a Sspeedy coach<br />

in Ranipur, on Wednesday<br />

morning.<br />

According to details,<br />

the incident was occurred<br />

near Rehman CNG at<br />

mehran national highway<br />

when a speedy coach hit a<br />

man. As a result 60-yearold<br />

man named Darya<br />

Khan Jato was dead on the<br />

spot. Police reached the<br />

spot and shifted the dead<br />

body to Ranipur hospital.<br />

Meanwhile, coach driver<br />

escaped from the scene<br />

after committing crime.<br />

Police stop<br />

marriage of<br />

underage girl<br />

Vijay kumar<br />

N A W A B S H A H :<br />

Sakrand Police intervened<br />

in time to stop a forced marriage<br />

of an underage girl<br />

Saba Arain detained the<br />

bride and bridegroom and<br />

relative and took into custody<br />

on Tuesday.<br />

According to report,<br />

SHO Sakrand Ali Ahmed<br />

Halepoto told to daily messenger<br />

that on secrete information<br />

we raided at the<br />

home where marriage was<br />

being taken place at sakrand.<br />

Saba, Fatima and<br />

Reshma Arain were taken<br />

under custody.<br />

He said they would bring<br />

miseries and deprivation of<br />

people of Sindh to national<br />

forums and compel PPP<br />

government in Sindh to<br />

play its role for solving<br />

problems of people. He<br />

deplored gas crisis in Sindh<br />

and demanded from federal<br />

government that as there<br />

was no gas load shedding<br />

in Punjab as such Sindh<br />

should also be spared from<br />

same. Sikendar Ali<br />

Lashari, SNT chairman<br />

Ashraf Noonari and others<br />

were also present on the<br />

occasion.

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