Huawei Arrest Shocks Chinese Executives, Haier CEO Zhang Says
- Zhang says countries shouldn’t infringe executives’ rights
- Episode has cast a ‘shadow’ in Chinese hearts: Zhang
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The shock arrest of Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer as she switched planes in Canada is disturbing all Chinese executives, according to Zhang Ruimin, chairman and chief executive officer of household appliance maker Haier Group.
“What we worry about is, you can’t without reason impede a business person’s legitimate rights, even personal safety,” Zhang said in an interview in Qingdao on Monday. “No country would accept that, and the U.S. likes to talk about human rights the most.”