An interesting commentary on why the former Interpol President is in custody, as a famous actress confesses to tax evasion and the final passage:
Western analysts have described the arrest of Meng as a “self-inflicted blow” to the Party’s legitimacy; in conducting a secretive investigation, the theory goes, China has hurt its international profile and damaged global good will. But it’s likely that, in Xi’s calculation, a political threat at home is far costlier than a few unflattering op-eds in the international press. His refusal to submit to international norms may even mark a brash attempt to build a new framework, one underwritten by might rather than by the perception of what is right.
Link:https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily...-chief-vanish?