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Canada says another citizen detained in China amid row

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 07:16 AM

MONTREAL - China detained another Canadian citizen amid sour relations between the two countries, Canada's foreign ministry said on Saturday, though the reason for the jailing remains unclear.   Read more »

Canada rejects idea of halting extradition of top Huawei executive to US

Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 07:07 AM

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday dismissed a suggestion that Ottawa block the extradition of a top executive from China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to the United States, saying it would set a dangerous precedent. Read more »

Huawei CFO extradition hearing to begin in January 2020

Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 07:36 AM

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will challenge her extradition to the United States on fraud charges at hearings set to begin Jan. 20, 2020, court records showed, after her legal team appeared before a Canadian judge. Read more »

Huawei CFO fights extradition citing Trump comments

Evan Duggan and Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Posted at May 09 08:01 AM

Meng Wanzhou, 47, the daughter of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's billionaire founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested at Vancouver's airport in December on a US warrant and is fighting extradition on fraud charges that she misled global banks about Huawei's relationship with a company operating in Iran. Read more »

Fed up Canada tells US to help with China crisis over Huawei CFO

David Ljunggren, Reuters
Posted at May 06 08:12 AM

In a sign of increasing frustration at what it sees as a lackluster US response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is signaling it could withhold cooperation on major issues. Read more »

By spying on Huawei, US found evidence against the Chinese firm

Brendan Pierson and Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 05 08:15 AM

US authorities gathered information about Huawei Technologies Co Ltd through secret surveillance that they plan to use in a case accusing the Chinese telecom equipment maker of sanctions-busting and bank fraud, prosecutors said on Thursday.   Read more »

5G takes front act billing at Huawei's P30 series launch

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 06:36 PM

Executives from European carriers vouched for Huawei's 5G advantage at the start of the Chinese giant's global livestream where its newest iPhone killer was announced, in a subtle counterpoint to criticism from the US.  Read more »

Huawei's Meng Wanzhou lodges complaint against Canada authorities: lawyers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 08:04 AM

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, has filed suit against Canadian authorities for violating her constitutional rights when she was arrested in Vancouver, her lawyers said Sunday.   Read more »

Canada launches extradition of Huawei top executive to US

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 11:21 AM

Canada on Friday launched the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States -- the latest move in a case that has roiled relations between the North American neighbors and China. Read more »

Huawei's founder says world can't live without it

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 11:54 AM

The normally media-shy Huawei founder has been forced to step into the limelight in recent months as the company has come under increasing pressure over espionage concerns and the US-led campaign to persuade other countries to ban its technology. Read more »

Huawei founder says CFO daughter's arrest politically motivated

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 19 07:58 AM

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, was politically motivated. Read more »

Huawei CFO may fight extradition by claiming US political motive: report

Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 08:11 AM

Meng Wanzhou, also the daughter of Huawei's founder, is the central figure in a high-stakes dispute between the United States and China. She she was charged with wire fraud that violated US sanctions on Iran. Read more »

Huawei charm offensive runs into buzzsaw of US charges

Dan Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 03:38 PM

The US Justice Department this week unveiled a raft of charges against Huawei which could see its CFO Meng Wanzhou extradited to the United States and threaten its business worldwide. Read more »

Huawei CFO's extradition hearing pushed to March

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 07:23 AM

Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder, was indicted along with Huawei and two affiliates in a US case related to alleged Iran sanctions violations that has inflamed tensions with China. Read more »

Canada's envoy to China says he 'misspoke' on Huawei CFO case

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 08:56 AM

Canada's ambassador to China said Friday he "misspoke" when he said Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou had a strong case against extradition to the United States. Read more »

Huawei to seek swift resolution for detained executive

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 11:19 PM

China's Huawei Technologies will call for a quick resolution of the case regarding its detained executive in Canada who is accused of violating US sanctions on Iran, the company's chairman, Liang Hua, said on Tuesday. Read more »

US to formally seek extradition of Huawei CFO, says Canadian envoy

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 01:34 PM

The United States will proceed with the formal extradition from Canada of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, Canada's ambassador to the United States told the Globe and Mail, in a move certain to ratchet up tensions with China. Read more »

China warns state firms to avoid travel to U.S. - Bloomberg

Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 05:50 PM

China has asked some of the state-run companies to avoid business trips to the United States and its allies, and to take extra care to protect their devices if they need to travel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Poland 'must pay' for Huawei arrest: Chinese state-run daily

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 02:45 PM

Last week's detention of Wang Weijing in Poland follows the December arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer in Canada, and US efforts to blacklist the company internationally over security concerns. Read more »

New documents link Huawei to suspected front companies in Iran, Syria

Steve Stecklow, Babak Dehghanpisheh and James Pomfret, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 02:35 PM

US authorities allege CFO Meng Wanzhou deceived international banks into clearing transactions with Iran by claiming the two companies were independent of Huawei, when in fact Huawei controlled them. Read more »