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China warns of "grave consequences" if Huawei executive isn't released
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[quote:Agent Smith 2014:MV8zOTQyNDU5XzcxMjEwMTIzXzY0QjFDQUJG] If it was an American CEO in China and they suspected they broke some Chinese laws, then China would arrest them immediately and they would face prison time too. Just because one of your citizens gets arrested in a foreign country for breaking the law, and has to have a fair trail and go through their justice system it certainly does not give you the right to threaten that entire country with grave consequences unless they immediately release them.. China needs to grow up or face international consequences.. [/quote]
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China summoned the Canadian ambassador to protest the detention of a top executive of leading Chinese tech giant Huawei, calling it "unreasonable, unconscionable, and vile in nature" and warning of "grave consequences" if she is not released. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is being held in Vancouver and faces extradition to the U.S., where she could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
A report by the official Xinhua News Agency carried on the Foreign Ministry's website said that Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng called in Ambassador John McCallum on Saturday over the Meng's holding, who is reportedly suspected of trying to evade U.S. trade curbs on Iran.
Le told McCallum that Meng's detention at the request of the United States while transferring flights in Vancouver was a "severe violation" of her "legitimate rights and interests."
Meng, also the daughter of Huawei's founder, was detained at the request of the U.S. during a layover at the Vancouver airport Dec. 1 — the same day that Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping of China agreed over dinner to a 90-day ceasefire in a trade dispute that threatens to disrupt global commerce.
The U.S. alleges that Huawei used a Hong Kong shell company to sell equipment in Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. It also says that Meng and Huawei misled American banks about its business dealings in Iran.
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