China’s largest technology company has found a novel way to campaign on behalf of finance chief Meng Wanzhou, who’s in Canada awaiting possible extradition to the U.S. During a multi-day press event at its Shenzhen headquarters this week, visitors found paper coffee cups bearing a scarlet-hued shoreline at sunset and the slogan: “The lighthouse is waiting. It’s just one small part of a multi-pronged charm offensive that seeks to squelch U.S. accusations that its communications equipment helps Beijing spy on foreign powers. In Canada, Meng sued the government for allegedly violating her constitutional rights as she was being arrested in December on bank fraud charges.
