Huawei executive resolves US charges

A top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies resolved criminal charges against her as part of a deal with the Justice Department that paves the way for her to return to China and concludes a case that roiled relations between Washington and Beijing.

The deal with Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and daughter of the company’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, calls for the Justice Department to dismiss fraud charges next year in exchange for Meng accepting responsibility for misrepresenting her company’s business dealings in Iran.

The arrangement, known as a deferred prosecution agreement, resolves a yearslong legal and geopolitical tussle that involved not only the U.S. and China but also Canada, where Meng has remained since she was arrested at Vancouver’s airport in December 2018.

The Justice Department agreed to dismiss the fraud charges against Meng in December 2022.