China warned Canada that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei’s chief financial officer.
China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release a top executive of Huawei Technologies, calling the case “extremely nasty.”
Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s global chief financial officer, was arrested in Canada on Dec. 1 and faces extradition to the United States, where she is accused of covering up her company’s links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite sanctions.
Ms. Meng is the daughter of Huawei’s founder.
If extradited to the United States, Ms. Meng would face charges of conspiracy to defraud financial institutions, a Canadian court heard on Friday, with a maximum sentence of 30 years for each charge.
