Washington, which requested Meng’s detention to have her extradited to US soil, called on Beijing to abide by its commitments to human rights. The Huawei chief financial officer was arrested on December 1 on US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking dealings with Iran. On Tuesday, four more custodians were proposed — a local realtor, an insurance agent, a homemaker whose husband once worked for Huawei and her Vancouver neighbor. Trade warMeng’s detention has raised tensions following a truce in the US-China trade war, with Beijing summoning both the Canadian and US ambassadors over the weekend. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned in a speech in Beijing against the “bullying” of its citizens, however.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 11, 2018 22:18 UTC