China summoned the US ambassador on Sunday to protest the \u00ab\u00a0extremely bad\u00a0\u00bb arrest of telecom giant Huawei’s chief financial officer in Canada and demand that the United States drop its extradition request.<\/b>
\nChina summoned the US ambassador on Sunday to protest the \u00ab\u00a0extremely bad\u00a0\u00bb arrest of telecom giant Huawei’s chief financial officer in Canada and demand that the United States drop its extradition request.
The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, who faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking dealings with Iran, has infuriated Beijing, threatening to disrupt a trade war truce between China and the United States.
Meng — the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, a former engineer in China’s People’s Liberation Army — is in custody as she awaits a Canadian court’s decision on bail on Monday.
Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng summoned US ambassador Terry Branstad one day after he called in Canadian envoy John McCallum to voice China’s displeasure.
\u00ab\u00a0Le Yucheng pointed out that the US side has seriously violated the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens, and the nature of the violation is extremely bad,\u00a0\u00bb the foreign ministry said in a statement.
\u00ab\u00a0The Chinese side firmly opposes this and strongly urges the United States to attach great importance to China’s solemn and just position,\u00a0\u00bb it said.
China also urged the United States to \u00ab\u00a0take immediate measures to correct wrong practices, and revoke the arrest warrant against the Chinese citizen.
The statement warned that Beijing would make an unspecified \u00ab\u00a0further response\u00a0\u00bb in light of the US actions.<\/p>\n