China Blasts Huawei CFO's 'Arbitrary Detention'
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou flew home to China Friday, released from custody in Canada, said a Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Saturday. The case was "an incident of political persecution against a Chinese citizen, an act designed to…
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hobble Chinese high-tech companies," said the spokesperson. Charges against her were "purely fabricated," she said. The spokesperson said Monday, "The party and the Chinese government have the firm will and strong capability to firmly uphold the legitimate and legal rights and interests of Chinese citizens and companies." The U.S. agreed to dismiss its indictment against Meng at the four-year anniversary of her December 2018 arrest in Vancouver (see 1901280052) if she complies with a deferred prosecution agreement she reached Wednesday with the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn, said DOJ Friday. Meng admits to defrauding "global financial institutions" by lying about Huawei’s ownership in its Iranian affiliate Skycom. “There is no link” between DOJ’s resolution of the Meng case and the Chinese government’s release of two Canadian citizens detained in the country, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. “We have an independent Justice Department, we can’t determine how the Chinese or others manage their business over there,” Psaki said. “We have made no secret" about the U.S. push to get Canadians detained in China released, she said. "That’s certainly positive news.” DOJ didn't respond to our follow-up questions Monday.