China ups ante on Huawei executive
BEIJING: China on Monday ratcheted up its protest over the arrest of an executive of telecom giant Huawei on a US warrant in Canada, calling reports of her treatment “inhumane” as she seeks her release on bail for health reasons.
China’s latest tirade over the case came as Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the company’s founder, faces a Canadian court’s decision on bail on Monday in Vancouver. Meng’s arrest on December 1 has infuriated Beijing, rocking stock markets and raising tensions amid a truce in the US-China trade war.
A Chinese vice foreign minister summoned the US and Canadian ambassadors at the weekend, demanding that the US withdraw its arrest warrant and warning Canada that it faces “grave consequences”.
Meng, 46, faces US fraud charges related to alleged sanctionsbreaking dealings with Iran.
In a 55-page sworn affidavit, Meng said she has suffered from severe hypertension for years and has been treated in a Canadian hospital since her arrest.
“I continue to feel unwell and I am worried about my health deteriorating while I am incarcerated,” the document read.
Meng said that she has had “numerous health problems” during her life, including surgery for thyroid cancer in 2011.