Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver last Saturday and reportedly charged with fraud for telling UK-based banking company HSBC that the Chinese tech giant was in full compliance with US sanctions against Iran while one of its subsidiaries was not in compliance of the restrictions.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has summoned Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum to issue a “strong protest” over Meng’s arrest.
Calling Meng’s detention “extremely nasty,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry urged Ottawa to release the Huawei official immediately, warning that there would be “consequences” if Canada refused to do so.
