There is movement in the case of the detained Huawei Manager Meng Wanzhou in Canada: The Ministry of justice prepare the extradition to the United States. The final decision will, however, lead to a trial.
The canadian Department of justice advised that it had reviewed the evidence related to the case “thoroughly and carefully”. The result was that the evidence submitted to the Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou show next Wednesday an extradition judge. This is now from the Ministry’s conclusion that Extradition was initiated “formally”. The Supreme court of British Columbia should recognize a sufficient burden of proof, would Meng be extradited to the United States.
Charges against the Manager and company
The chief financial officer of the Chinese Smartphone and technology giant had been taken at the beginning of December, on the initiative of the USA in the Western canadian city of Vancouver. You free came later, against the payment of a million bail and under strict conditions.
U.S. attorney Matthew Whitaker: allegation of money laundering, fraud and conspiracy against Huawei
The daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, was indicted in late January in Federal court in New York. Also against the company have been indicted. The justice accuses the world’s largest Telecom equipment supplier and the second largest mobile phone manufacturer violations of the Iran sanctions, money laundering, fraud, conspiracy to obstruction of justice and industrial espionage.
Relaxation between the US and China?
The case, Meng has led to a serious diplomatic crisis between Canada and China. It also represents an additional burden for the relations between China and the United States, which involved duties for a year in a trade conflict with massive mutual Criminal.
Nevertheless, there was evidence for a de-escalation between Washington and Beijing. US President, Donald Trump extended a deadline for the raising of customs duties. Also, Trump was a summit with Chinese head of state Xi Jinping, the prospect of a trade agreement signed should be. The course of the recent round of bilateral Negotiations in the past week in Washington has been evaluated from both sides positive.
pgr/wa (dpa, afp)