Sanctioned: The Arrest of a Telecom Giant

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Episode 2: The Family Business Apr 24, 2019

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As Meng Wanzhou appears in a Vancouver courtroom for the first time, the story of her remarkable career with Huawei emerges. And questions are raised about the Chinese government's role in the powerhouse firm her father built from the ground up.

Episode 3: Power Point Apr 24, 2019

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Meng Wanzhou faces a week in a British Columbia jail. It's a remarkable change in fortunes for a woman who once welcomed former Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan to an economic forum. And a revolution in Iran leads to sanctions that will one day make a Power Point presentation Exhibit A in the case of the People V Meng.

Episode 4: Firestorm Apr 24, 2019

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News breaks of Meng's arrest and the international media descends on Vancouver as Meng Wanzhou's local real estate holdings make her a poster-child for a city riven by real estate speculation by wealthy Chinese.