She is facing extradition to the United States on U.S. suspicions that Huawei violated sanctions against Iran by providing that country with telecommunications equipment. Trudeau denied that there was any political impetus to the decision to detain Meng. Despite Meng’s arrest the same day that deal was announced, Beijing officials were standing by the agreement on Thursday. This is a significant symbolic and material action at a time of growing U.S.-China tension around geopolitics and techno-nationalism,” he said of Meng’s arrest. The company believes the Canadian and U.S. legal systems will ultimately reach a just conclusion,” said a statement from Huawei.

Source: National Post December 07, 2018 00:22 UTC