Ambassador: Meng Wanzhou has strong arguments against extradition

On October 2, 2014, Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of China's Huawei, attended the VTB Capital Investment Forum Russia and paid tribute to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the calling meeting.(Reuters)

(Morning News) Canada's ambassador to China believes that the chief financial officer of Huawei, who is facing extradition, has a strong argument against extradition because of comments made by US President Trump.

John McCallum highlighted Meng's legal options at a news conference Tuesday with mostly Chinese-language media.She was arrested in Vancouver on December 1.The United States is seeking her extradition, but the legal battle could last years.

Bloomberg quoted McCallum's comments posted on YouTube as saying: I think she has a very good argument against extradition... one, Trump's comments about her case show political involvement;There is an issue of extraterritorial jurisdiction in her case; and third, the issue of Iran sanctions concerns her case, and Canada has not signed these Iran sanctions resolutions.So, I think, she can make some strong arguments in front of the judge.

Trump has said he would consider intervening in Meng Wanzhou's case if it meant reaching a better trade deal with China.A Canadian government official confirmed that McCallum was speaking on Tuesday in the Toronto suburb of Markham, an area with a large Chinese-American population.

I think Ms. Meng has a strong case (against extradition), he said.

This speech is the Canadian government’s most detailed comment on Meng Wanzhou’s case.Previous remarks by Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland suggested the government was trying to distance itself from the case.

Freeland said in an interview in Davos on Tuesday that Ms. Meng's detention was not related to a Canadian case.She faces no charges in Canada.In Canada, she was neither charged nor convicted.But we have an extradition treaty with the United States.She noted that the Huawei executive will continue to have full access to the Canadian judicial system, which is fair and objective.

Since Meng's arrest, China has detained two Canadians under national security investigations.China has also sentenced another Canadian man to death on drug charges.

The Canadian ambassador to China said that the arrest of Meng Wanzhou is shocking news to everyone in Canada, but it happened and we have to deal with it.Meng Wanzhou's next hearing is scheduled for early February, and the hearing will also address bail conditions. Hua Chunying responds again to the "Meng Wanzhou incident": The US behavior is actually technological bullying

At the regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (23rd), in response to questions from foreign media about the Meng Wanzhou incident, spokesperson Hua Chunying reiterated that China has repeatedly stated its solemn position on the Meng Wanzhou issue..

Hua Chunying said, I would like to emphasize again that the basis for the US to propose extradition to Canada is that Huawei may violate the US sanctions against Iran.However, Huawei has solemnly stated on many occasions that it complies with all applicable laws and regulations of the country where it is located, including export control and sanctions laws and regulations applicable to the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union.I would like to stress that China's position against the US imposing unilateral sanctions outside the framework of the UN Security Council is consistent. The US imposing unilateral sanctions on Iran outside the framework of the UN Security Council itself is not in line with international law. This move has also been criticized by the whole world, includingOpposition from U.S. allies.

Hua Chunying also said that on this issue, Canada also opposes the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran in accordance with its own domestic laws. You can check it.Therefore, the unreasonable actions taken by the United States against the executives of Chinese companies on the grounds of the so-called sanctions against Iran are fundamentally neither in line with international law nor justifiable.This behavior is highly political, essentially a technological bullying behavior, and everyone can see the political purpose very clearly, which is to suppress China's high-tech enterprises and curb China's legitimate right to development.I believe that people of insight and justice in the international community should express firm opposition to this.