China is raising the pressure on the United States and Canada as a bail hearing for a top Chinese technology executive was set to resume in Vancouver. Also Read - Honor no more a part of Huawei, will continue business as usual
A Communist Party newspaper called Canada’s treatment of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou “inhumane.” The Global Times editorial published in Monday’s edition followed formal protests by the Chinese government to both Canada and the United States over the weekend. Also Read - Huawei to reportedly sell its Honor sub-brand
Meng was detained on December 1 while changing planes in Vancouver. The U.S. wants her extradited. It alleges Huawei used a Hong Kong shell company to evade U.S. trade curbs on Iran. Also Read - Huawei Nova 8 SE smartphone with 66W Super-Fast Charge launch in China
A Canadian prosecutor asked a court Friday to reject Meng’s bail request. The judge said he would think about proposed bail conditions over the weekend.
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