Chinese state media urges Canada to defy US, free Huawei executive 3 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersCanada should distance itself from US “hegemonism” and grant unconditional freedom to Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese executive detained in Vancouver on Washington’s request, the state-owned tabloid Global Times said in a Thursday editorial. She will be set free if the United States fails to submit a formal demand for her extradition within 60 days of her arrest. “Canada should distance itself from U.S. hegemonism and fulfill its obligations to help maintain international order and protect human rights,” it said. In another editorial on Thursday, the official China Daily newspaper accused the United States of manufacturing the diplomatic incident in order to serve political ends.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 13, 2018 02:37 UTC