But American officials have for years considered the company to be vulnerable to efforts by Beijing to spy on Americans or sabotage their communication systems. On Dec. 1, Meng Wangzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, was arrested in Canada at the request of the United States. The Canadian legal authorities have not yet decided whether Ms. Meng will be extradited to the United States. The second person arrested by the Polish authorities this past week was an employee of Orange, the French telecommunications company. Polish officials did not offer more details about what the two men were accused of, but said that they would be held for three months while the investigation continued.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2019 14:45 UTC