Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer (CFO) of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, said she should be released on bail pending an extradition trial as she suffers from severe hypertension and worries about her health while in Canadian custody, according to court documents released on Sunday.
Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou on December 1 at the request of the United States, and she is currently seeking to be released on bail.
Canadian prosecutors said on Friday that Meng Wanzhou, 46, facing U.S. charges that she covered up links between Huawei and a company trying to sell equipment to Iran, opposed her release on bail pending an extradition ruling.
Meng Wanzhou said in her affidavit that she is innocent of the charges and will fight all charges in the United States if extradited.
Meng Wanzhou also said she had been taken to hospital for treatment of high blood pressure after her arrest.
The incident roiled global markets amid fears it could derail prospects for a rapprochement in U.S.-China trade tensions.Meng Wanzhou stated in her bail application that she has long-term social connections in Vancouver for at least 15 years and holds a large amount of property in the city.
Meng Wanzhou's family also seeks to remain in Vancouver if she is released on bail, court documents show.Her husband said during the trial he planned to send their daughter to school in Vancouver.
**China protested to the United States and Canada**
The Chinese Foreign Ministry urgently summoned the U.S. ambassador to China on Sunday to make stern representations and strong protests against the U.S. request for Canada to detain Meng Wanzhou, demanding that the U.S. revoke the arrest warrant.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng told U.S. Ambassador to China Branstad that the U.S. has unreasonably asked Canada to detain the person in charge of Huawei who was transiting in Vancouver, Canada. What the U.S. has done has seriously violated the legal and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.extremely bad.China firmly opposes this and strongly urges the US to attach great importance to China's solemn position, take immediate measures to correct its wrongdoing, and revoke the arrest warrant against the Chinese citizen.
Prior to this, Le Yucheng urgently summoned Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum on Saturday to make stern representations and strong protests against Canada's detention of the person in charge of Huawei.
**American corporate executives are at risk**
The arrest of an executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei and the potential backlash against U.S. companies doing business in China were among the hottest topics of discussion at a closed-door security conference in Singapore on Thursday among U.S. companies.
The meeting was attended by executives from some of the largest U.S. companies who expressed concern about possible retaliation against U.S. companies and their executives, two people with knowledge of the meeting said.The meeting was originally planned for the local chapter of the State Department's Overseas Security Advisory Committee (OSAC).
Many attendees said their companies were considering limiting non-essential trips to China and considering relocating some meetings outside of China, one of the people said.
The meeting was attended by security executives from companies including Walt Disney, Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook and PayPal Holdings, according to a LinkedIn post by a source and an attendee.
The companies declined to comment by press time and did not respond to requests for comment.(End)
