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The Chinese Foreign Ministry asked Canada on Saturday (8) to immediately release the Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Technologies, warning that this could have consequences.
At the request of the United States, Canadian police arrest leaders The Minister said in a statement that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yucheng, had sent a warning to the Canadian ambbadador to Beijing, urging him to present "a strong protest".
Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's Global Chief Financial Officer, was arrested in Canada on December 1 and is at risk of being extradited to the United States. She would have discovered that she was hiding her business ties with a company that was trying to sell equipment to Iran. despite the sanctions.
The executive is also the daughter of the founder of Huawei. Huawei's Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver court this Friday (Photo: Jane Wolsak / Reuters "title =" Huawei's Meng Wanzhou representation in Vancouver court on Friday 7) – photo: Jane Wolsak / Reuters " src = "data: image / jpeg; base64, / 9j / 4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD / 2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDAwMEAwMEBQgFBQQEBQoHBwYIDAoMDAsKCwsNDhIQDQ4RDgsLEBYQERMUFRUVDA8XGBYUGBIUFRT / 2wBDAQMEBAUEBQkFBQkUDQsNFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBT / wgARCAARABkDASIAAhEBAxEB / 8QAGAAAAwEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYHAgX / xAAXAQADAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAwUE / 9oADAMBAAIQAxAAAAHo4nzEBQUt3TGCMvIOy0CcBJqf / 8QAHhAAAQQCAwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwECBAUAFAYyMzT / 2gAIAQEAAQUCFJDFbGsyybOcBFbqpkiQw5 + OmRljOMiN2G47rR / TceOf / 8QAGxEAAgEFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIAAxARMTL / 2gAIAQMBAT8BDqTiy9CU9T / / xAAaEQACAwEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgADMhAR / 9oACAECAQE / AXUqvpHLsS / U / 8QAJRAAAQIEBAcAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgABAxAREwQhUdEiMUFScYGh / 9oACAEBAAY / aq / F2q0ACUMXq5aN0TyMrrAFdM1EryjZ7fE8vawXnef / 8QAHhAAAgICAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAATEAERA hYXFBUfD / 2gAIAQEAAT8hrWqEcPq1kjBj7NrxL2E45eWm2LrcuqLdRsaCGC0TgVH18QzvH // aAAwDAQACAAMAAAAQyH8C / 8QAFhEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARCh / 9oACAEDAQE / EcoZON xAAYEQEBAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMRFxgf // / // aAAgBAgEBPxA4ZW4hp EAB4QAQEAAgEFAQ YAAAAAAAAAAAAERACExEFFhkaGx / 9oACAEBAAE / ELAxJydWdrODASADpxVK3EBQ8hUrBQec8H1hlvrWIDZg0aZu4KRovUJMDih0VHzhWOHPOe8 + d + HR34HT / 9k = "/>
Between 2009 and 2014, Huawei allegedly used Skycom to do business in Iran, despite the bans imposed by the United States and the European Union.
In the case of extradition, Meng will face charges of conspiracy to defraud multiple financial institutions, according to the court, with a maximum penalty of 30 years for each charge.
Canadian government lawyer suggested that Meng had avoided going to the United States since he had knowledge of the investigation and that it was not necessary. 39, had no connection with Canada. He claimed that because of his access to money and his contacts, the risk of escape was high.
What China and Huawei Say
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday (7) that neither Canada nor the United States provided evidence that Meng violated any law in these two countries and reiterated Beijing's demand for his release.
Huaweidisse said Wednesday that "the company has received little information about the allegations and is not aware of any irregularities of Ms. Meng".
US-China Trade War
The news of US arrest by Meng against Huawei raised fears that the measure could worsen a trade war between the United States and China after a truce was agreed between US Presidents, Donald Trump and Chinese Xi Jinping.
At the last G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Trump and Xi Jinping negotiated a temporary agreement postponing a tariff increase scheduled for January 1, while the two sides negotiate a trade pact.
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