Chief financial officer of China’s Huawei arrested in CanadaBy The Manila TimesOTTAWA: The chief financial officer of China’s global telecommunications giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States, officials said on Friday, triggering a strong protest by Beijing, which called for her immediate release. Meng “was arrested in Vancouver on December 1,” a statement by Canada’s ministry of justice said. The Wall Street Journal reported in April that US Department of Justice had opened an investigation into suspected violations of Iran sanctions by Huawei. Over the summer, Australia also barred Huawei from providing 5G technology for wireless networks in the country over espionage fears. In June, Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper reported that US lawmakers warned the Canadian government that Huawei posed a major cybersecurity risk.

Source: Manila Times December 06, 2018 01:18 UTC