HUAWEI Legal Battle

HUAWEI executive, Meng arrives Canadian court for hearing as Canada mulls U.S. extradition

Chief financial officer, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Meng Wanzhou, made her first appearance in a Canadian court in more than a month on Tuesday as Ottawa weighs extraditing the Chinese executive to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, daughter of the Chinese telecommunications company’s founder, who is the central figure in a high-stakes dispute between the world’s two largest economies, attended the hearing in British Columbia Supreme Court. Justice William Ehrcke approved her request for a change in who is financially responsible for her bail during the hearing. Meng was arrested on the 1st of December 2018, by Canada at the United States request, bringing sweeping charges against Huawei and Meng portraying the company as a threat to U.S. national security. Charges against Meng include, bank and wire fraud meant to violate American sanctions against Iran. Meng is fighting extradition in the United States following her arrest last month. China also arrested two Canadians on national security grounds.