U.S. To Proceed With China Telco Giant Huawei CFO's Extradition

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Over Iran sanctions apparently:

U.S. Still Seeking Huawei CFO's Extradition, Canada Envoy Says

By Josh Wingrove

Updated on January 22, 2019, 3:00 AM EST



Ambassador see no change in effort to prosecute Meng Wanzhou
Trump had said he might intervene to close China trade deal


U.S. Said to Prepare Trump Order to Restrict Chinese Telecoms

The U.S. has indicated it will pursue the extradition of a top Huawei Technologies Co. (https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/40978Z:CH) executive, Canada’s ambassador to Washington said, suggesting the case might not be resolved in trade talks with China.
Ambassador David MacNaughton confirmed in an email Monday that U.S. officials have continued to signal an intent to follow through on the case against Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou. The Globe and Mail newspaper earlier cited an interview with MacNaughton saying that the U.S. has notified the Canadian government of plans to file a formal extradition request before a Jan. 30 deadline.

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Meng Wanzhou

Photographer: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg
Meng -- the daughter of the Chinese telecommunication giant’s founder -- was arrested at the behest of the U.S. last month over allegations of bank fraud related to sanctions against Iran. She has denied wrongdoing and is restricted to staying in Vancouver (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-17/prisoner-in-vancouver-huawei-cfo-awaits-her-fate-in-splendor) while awaiting further court hearings.
The case -- and China’s subsequent detention of two Canadian nationals -- has prompted a diplomatic feud between Ottawa and Beijing, with each side accusing the other of arbitrary law enforcement. The dispute was complicated by a Trump interview (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-12/trump-says-he-d-intervene-in-huawei-cfo-s-case-for-trade-deal) with Reuters on Dec. 11, in which he said he would intervene in the case, if he “thought it was necessary” to close a trade deal with China.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-22/u-s-to-proceed-with-huawei-cfo-extradition-globe-mail-says?srnd=technology-vp



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China accuses Canada of 'white supremacy' over the detention of Huawei CFO
Jan. 10, 2019

https://amp.businessinsider.com/images/5c373a2aad95714a6f45e916-750-375.jpg China and Canada are caught in a diplomatic spat over the detention of Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Chinese tech giant Huawei, in early December. This composite shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (right). Chris Wattie/Reuters; Nicolas Asfouri/Pool Photo via AP
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-accuses-canada-of-white-supremacy-over-huawei-detention-2019-1

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Could Americans be caught in the crossfire of an extradition request for Huawei’s Sabrina Meng Wanzhou?



Retaliation against US nationals a possibility but unlikely to match action against Canadians, observers say


PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 23 January, 2019, 6:58pm

Comment: 29 (https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2183359/could-americans-be-caught-crossfire-extradition-request-huaweis#comments)
Sarah Zheng (https://www.scmp.com/author/sarah-zheng)

Canadians may be in the firing line now but the US nationals could be at risk as the extradition saga involving Chinese tech executive Sabrina Meng Wanzhou unfolds, observers say.
Beijing warned Washington on Tuesday against proceeding with its formal extradition request for Meng, chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, which US officials are expected to file before the January 30 deadline.
If Canada extradites Meng to the US to face charges, Americans could face repercussions, albeit to a lesser degree, according to observers.
Since Meng’s arrest last month, ties between China and Canada have been damaged over what has been seen as Beijing’s retaliatory detentions of two Canadians – former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor – on vague national security charges. Canada’s envoy to China, John McCallum, warned last week that the actions could taint Beijing’s global reputation.
Observers said China had reacted more aggressively to the case of Meng, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, because the company was a high-profile symbol of Chinese national pride.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2183359/could-americans-be-caught-crossfire-extradition-request-huaweis