Huawei's chief financial officer will return to court, tension increases between Canada and China

The chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co. will return to court in Vancouver on Wednesday before the extradition hearings, as the deterioration of relations with China pushed up the price of Canada.

Meng Wanzhou she must attend another preliminary hearing in the British Columbia Supreme Court to have her defense counsel try to discredit the US extradition request and argue that Canada illegally stopped in December at the Vancouver airport. These issues must be addressed before the start of extradition hearings, said his defense.

During her Wednesday appearance, the main purpose of Wednesday's appearance is to schedule further court appointments, including those related to any legal demands that the Meng team plans to make before extradition hearings, according to a statement from the Canadian Department of Justice.

China has accused Canada of inciting "political persecution" against its biggest technology company and demanding the release of the daughter of Huawei's billionaire founder, Ren Zhengfei. Since December, China has arrested two Canadians for reasons of national security in secret prisons. China has also sentenced two other Canadians to death on drug charges, suspended Canadian imports of canola, and last week suspended import permits for two of Canada's leading pork exporters.

Released on bail of C $ 10 million (US $ 7.4 million) in December, she lives with her husband and younger daughter in one of Vancouver's two luxury family homes, and frequently speaks with his father.

USA accuses it of misleading banks, including HSBC Holdings Plc, in order to carry out potentially counterproductive US transactions. in Iran. She faces several criminal charges, including fraud. Last week, US prosecutors filed a motion to strike one of Huawei's defense lawyers, James Cole. Cole was the Deputy Attorney General of the United States. from 2011 to 2015, a period coinciding with the time when the Department of Justice was gathering evidence of fraud and related penalties.

The politically explosive process could take years, and history shows that if Canada respects its law to the letter, Meng will probably be extradited. That said, he seems to be preparing for a legal offensive. In March, he sued the Canadian government for damages, claiming that his constitutional rights had been violated and his arrest amounted to "illegal imprisonment". His lawyers also cited comments by US President Donald Trump to say that his case was politically motivated.