OTTAWA, Jan 17 — The arrest on a US warrant of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on December 1, 2018 in Vancouver has sparked an unprecedented diplomatic row between Canada and China. Here is a timeline: August 2018 On August 22, a New York court issues an arrest warrant for Meng...
File photo showing Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou at a session of the VTB Capital Investment Forum Russia Calling! in Moscow, Russia October 2, 2014. — Reuters pic
The American justice department accuses her of having lied to HSBC about Huawei’s relationship with its Iran-based affiliate Skycom, putting the bank at risk of violating US sanctions against Iran.On December 1, Meng Wanzhou is arrested by Canadian police at the Vancouver airport during a flight stopover from Hong Kong to Mexico. The arrest is made public on December 5, prompting the Chinese Embassy in Canada to call for her immediate release.
Two days later, on December 8, China threatens Canada over what China’s Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng calls an “unconscionable and vile” detention of Meng and threatens severe consequences. The following day, on December 11, Meng is released on bail and ordered to live at one of her two luxury homes in Vancouver while awaiting an extradition hearing. She must wear an electronic monitoring anklet and abide by a curfew.
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