China Urges US to Withdraw Arrest Warrant for Huawei CFO

China Urges US to Withdraw Arrest Warrant for Huawei CFO
(File photo) U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad was summoned by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng on Dec. 9 over the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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The Chinese regime dialed up the pressure on the U.S. and Canada governments to release arrested Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, ahead of the resumption of her bail hearing in British Columbia on Dec. 10.
Meng, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested in Vancouver on Dec. 1 at the request of U.S. law enforcement. She is accused of committing fraud in relation to skirting U.S. sanctions on Iran. She allegedly misrepresented the relationship between Huawei and Skycom, a Hong Kong-based company that sold U.S.-manufactured equipment to Iran and that prosecutors say is, in fact, controlled by Huawei. The United States is seeking her extradition.
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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