Preface
"It's not that you don't report it, the time has not come. ”
How many grievances did Meng Wanzhou suffer from the "piece of evidence" back then, and how much "suffering" did Meng Wanzhou bear on the trumped-up "crime"?
Meng Wanzhou
When the truth "came out", everyone realized that the accomplice behind the scenes was actually the one who "made Chinese money and trapped the Chinese" - HSBC.
How did this bank "frame" Meng Wanzhou, and what kind of "bleak" end did it get now?
Indiscriminate
If you want to add sin, why should you do it?
In December 2018, Huawei's "eldest princess" Meng Wanzhou was suddenly controlled by the police at a Canadian airport, and this sudden operation made the entire Chinese people "stunned".
As for why Meng Wanzhou was taken away by the Canadian police, the explanation they gave was this-to assist the American police to handle the case, what kind of case does the United States want to handle?
This is what they call "bank fraud".
But "the drunkard's intention is not to drink", this is something that the people of the whole country "know", and this is a "deliberate act" that has risen to a higher level.
Let's first take a look at how the United States "adds" this crime, and there is such a provision in the US bill, that is, any technology products in the United States cannot be sold to countries with which it has a ban.
Prior to this, Huawei signed a contract with the United States to purchase high-tech products from the United States, and according to the above terms, it could not sell its products to areas that are prohibited by the United States, such as Iran.
The United States claims that a Hong Kong-based company called SKYCOM used American high-tech products in its project with Iran.
Later, they launched a series of investigations and found that the company had close ties to Huawei, not only that, but Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's financial chief at the time, also served on the board of directors of SKYCOM in Hong Kong.
In this way, the United States accused Meng Wanzhou of violating the contract and making a series of back-to-back transactions.
But in fact, even if he has held a post, it cannot be concluded that he has a close relationship with the case, and it is not the United States that directly puts the "hat" on Meng Wanzhou's head, but HSBC.
HSBC undertook the transaction of funds between SKYCOM and Iran, and acted as a "pawn" in the whole incident, providing the United States with details of many capital transactions at that time, as well as the so-called "evidence" during the meeting with Meng Wanzhou.
Therefore, the United States believed that Meng Wanzhou constituted bank fraud in this incident, so it temporarily controlled it, and at the same time, Canada also showed its "vicious fangs" to Meng Wanzhou in its own "position".
Canada not only "controlled" Meng Wanzhou for the first time, but they also convicted Meng Wanzhou's behavior as a "double crime" on May 28, 2020, and Meng Wanzhou was detained in a foreign country for thousands of days.
It was not until September 2021 that Meng Wanzhou returned to the embrace of the motherland.
Returning to the intentions behind the United States, in fact, it has already been "exhausted".
This series of operations is nothing more than an attempt to strike at the mainland's brand and technology, after all, it is not the first time they have done so.
And delving into the ins and outs of this matter, we will also find that behind the three-year-long stalemate in the Meng Wanzhou incident, HSBC has done a good job......
Ten years of "deliberate"
As the saying goes: "Raise a soldier for a thousand days, use a soldier for a while." ”
In the case of HSBC, it can be said: "Ten years of calculation, just for one blow." ”
Why?
After in-depth investigation, it was found that HSBC's behavior over the past ten years or so was, to a certain extent, a plan to be "stabbed".
How exactly does HSBC "operate"? This may have to start with its history.
HSBC's full name is The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which is a "century-old" enterprise.
Since its inception in 1865 on the land of Hong Kong, China, it has been rooted in this land, and after becoming bigger and stronger in one project after another, it has finally become one of the world's top financial institutions with the precipitation of events.
As for why HSBC was involved in this incident, it was entangled with the United States, Huawei, and Meng Wanzhou, which started with two reports on Huawei in the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2013.
In the two reports, it was claimed that Hong Kong's SKYCOM sold some high-tech products that were listed as prohibited by the United States, which also violated the "ban" of the United States.
After the report was issued, HSBC immediately contacted Meng Wanzhou to ask her to explain the incident, after all, HSBC had given a large amount of credit to Skycom at that time.
That night, Meng Wanzhou did come forward to explain, and still made a full 16-page PPT to explain the two reports in the UK, mainly explaining the following two aspects.
First, it directly claimed that part of the content of the British report was not in line with reality, first of all, the Hong Kong company did not have a close relationship with Huawei at that time, let alone a subsidiary of Huawei, so Huawei did not have any rights to Skycom, just a business partner.
The second is that Huawei did have an equity in Xingtong, but it was sold as early as 07, and he resigned as chairman in 09.
It stands to reason that the above two items strongly prove that Meng Wanzhou's "bank fraud charges" are a fictitious thing.
However, under the deadlock trial that lasted for more than 1,000 days, HSBC has always been vague, claiming that it is a junior employee who is connected with Huawei, and then saying that it is not sure whether Huawei really benefits from this deal, and even very actively providing various lists to the United States to show its "innocence".
It is clear that HSBC's actions in this case were deliberate.
The reason behind this is actually about a "deferred prosecution agreement" that will expire in 2017, and HSBC hopes that the United States can withdraw this prosecution, so it "sided" with the United States behind its back and began to bury a ten-year-long line.
Global Times – Reuters, published on July 7, 2019
It is reported that HSBC began to carry out their "10-year plan" in 2012, and HSBC has repeatedly met with Meng Wanzhou and asked her to go back and forth between the two in order to protect some tainted executives within its bank.
It is worth noting that in this series of operations, HSBC has also made a lot of money from Huawei, but it is still planning how to frame Meng Wanzhou.
It is precisely for this reason that HSBC handed over a lot of materials to the United States as soon as Meng Wanzhou was "controlled", including the 16-page PPT mentioned above.
As the saying goes, people are doing it, and the sky is watching, HSBC has tasted the consequences of this "operation", and now its current situation, how can it be a "miserable" word!
Now it's "miserable".
"Stealing chickens doesn't make rice, it's really happy. ”
Netizen reaction
After the Meng Wanzhou incident came to light, seeing HSBC like this, many netizens said that this is simply "self-inflicted".
The eyes of the masses are clear, and everyone has a clear distinction between right and wrong, and the "unreasonable control" of the United States and the "preface does not match the afterword" of HSBC, in fact, those who pay a little attention to the incident can see the reasons for this.
It is precisely because everyone now has their own "judgment" that HSBC has "taken a big" after the Meng Wanzhou incident.
According to news reports, in 2020, HSBC had to carry out large-scale layoffs due to business problems.
Specifically, it is reported that HSBC's next plan is to make a major adjustment to the company's personnel in just three years, in other words, there will be a large-scale layoff plan, which will cut 35,000 people.
What else can be the reason for such large-scale layoffs? Only one possibility is that the business is not doing well, resulting in "making ends meet."
Whether it is a person or a business, in fact, it has always been about "integrity-based", HSBC came to such a play, many heavyweight customers are afraid of being also "generalized" by HSBC by such similar means, so they have parted ways with HSBC.
In fact, it is true that HSBC's annual revenue and net profit in 2020 are also greatly reduced, falling by more than 19%.
All these signs are already suggesting that HSBC is about to lose the Chinese market.
But this is not the most "tragic".
Xinhua Financial Media Kan Caijing, released on March 29, 2021
Many people may say that HSBC has foreign business in addition to its domestic business, but due to the decline of its reputation, HSBC's foreign business has also been greatly affected.
Many HSBC banks operating abroad have been declining or even forced to cancel their operations.
In the short term, HSBC is about to face a situation of poor management, and in the long run, this situation can be said to be "difficult to reverse".
In the eyes of many investors, HSBC has become a "bad company" with a certain track record, and without investment, it can be said that it is difficult for HSBC to "turn over" again.
epilogue
Good is rewarded with good, evil is rewarded with evil!
HSBC has been greatly affected by the Meng Wanzhou incident, and it can also be said that it is reaping the consequences.
Speaking of which, why do people "hate" HSBC so much?
It is not only that it "eats inside and outside", but also because it has no lower limit, regardless of the national and collective interests to achieve its own goals.
Although this incident is only an example, it also reminds us that whether it is an individual or an enterprise, being in the national position is the first priority, and honesty is even more important.
What do you think?
The sources in this article are from:
1. "HSBC (China) 2020 Revenue and Net Profit Both Declined, and a Total of 10 Branches Closed Last Year", Xinhua Financial Media Kan Finance, released on March 29, 2021;
2. "The Evidence of Meng Wanzhou's Case Is Public! HSBC Framed, Single-handedly Concocted by the United States", People's Information, released on July 24, 2020;
3. "Evidence Disclosed for the First Time: HSBC and the United States Conspired to Frame Meng Wanzhou", Observer.com, July 24, 2020;
4. "Chilling: The latest evidence shows that HSBC framed Meng Wanzhou like this!", Global Times commentary, published on July 24, 2020;
5. "HSBC's Profit Fell Sharply in the Third Quarter", Xinhua News Agency, released on October 29, 2019;
6. "False Statements for the Extradition of Meng Wanzhou!HSBC Internal Documents Expose the U.S. Misleading Canadian Behavior", Global Times, released on June 30, 2021, but in order to improve the readability of the article, the details may be polished, please read sensibly, for reference only!