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China summons US envoy over arrest of Huawei CFO
Chinese authorities are protesting the arrest of the chief financial officer of tech giant Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, by summoning a US envoy.
Reports say China’s foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador to protest Meng’s detention at the request of he United States and demanded Washington cancel an order for her arrest.
China’s 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.
“Le 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,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.
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“The Chinese side firmly opposes this and strongly urges the United States to attach great importance to China’s solemn and just position,” it said.
Canada’s Department of Justice said Wednesday (local time) that Meng Wanzhou, 46, who is also the deputy chair of the company’s board and the daughter of its founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested in Vancouver on Dec. 1 on suspicion of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran.
She is now facing extradition to the United States.
A Huawei spokesperson said Canadian authorities detained Meng on behalf of the United States when she was transferring flights in Canada.
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