# How exactly are sanctions against a country enforced so that it disrupts its supply chain?

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**Created:** [April 20, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-are-sanctions-against-a-country-enforced-so-that-it-disrupts-its-supply-chain/940377 "2021-04-20T12:59:34Z")
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### Author: ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-are-sanctions-against-a-country-enforced-so-that-it-disrupts-its-supply-chain/940377/7 "2021-04-22T04:56:34Z")

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> [@China\_Guy](#):
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> The US can wield a pretty big stick. Huawei founder’s daughter and exec has been under house arrest in Canada pending extradition to the US since the end of 2018.

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> [@Can someone help me understand why Meng Wanzhou was arrested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-understand-why-meng-wanzhou-was-arrested/826012):
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> I’ve been trying to understand why Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, was arrested in Canada at the request of US authorities. From what I can gather, it seems to be related to her somehow helping Huawei get around US sanctions on Iran. She reportedly made statements to HSBC bank that the a company named Skycom, which was doing business in Iran, was not an affiliate of Huawei. What I don’t understand is why Huawei, which is a Chinese company, and Meng Wanzhou, who is a Chinese citizen, would be bou…

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