Beijing (AFP) – China on Saturday summoned the Canadian ambassador over the « unconscionable and vile » detention of telecom giant Huawei’s chief financial officer in Vancouver,…
Beijing (AFP) – China on Saturday summoned the Canadian ambassador over the « unconscionable and vile » detention of telecom giant Huawei’s chief financial officer in Vancouver, state media reported, in Beijing’s latest angry response to the hot-button case.
Meng Wanzhou has been held since December 1 in Canada on an American extradition request and faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking business dealings with Iran.
The 46-year-old executive was arrested in Vancouver while changing planes, ratcheting up tensions between the US and China just as the countries’ leaders agreed to a truce in their trade war.
In a statement cited by official news agency Xinhua, China’s Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said Meng’s detention was a « severe violation » of her rights and interests as a Chinese citizen.
« Such a move ignores the law and is unreasonable, unconscionable, and vile in nature, » the news agency quoted Le as saying in the statement.
