Under the terms of a potential deferred prosecution deal, Meng Wanzhou could return to China if she admits some of the allegations against herThe Huawei executive whose arrest in Canada became the focus of China’s plunging relations with the West could be allowed home under a deal being discussed with the US justice department. Meng Wanzhou, 48, has been fighting extradition to America since her arrest at Vancouver airport in December 2018. Two Canadians were held in China on spying charges in what is seen as an act of “hostage diplomacy”. The case in which Ms Meng, the daughter of Huawei’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, faces charges of bank fraud and violating Iran sanctions has dragged Canada into a diplomatic bout between Washington and Beijing. The US deputy attorney-general and FBI director hit out at China for cyber espionageThe Wall Street Journal reports, however, that under the terms of a potential deferred prosecution agreement, Ms Meng could return to China if

Source: The Times December 05, 2020 00:07 UTC