Meng Wanzhou

Arrests, Court Battles: The Case Of Meng Wanzhou

The 2018 arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a United States (US) warrant, followed by China's detention of two Canadians, sparked an unprecedented dispute between Beijing and Ottawa.Last Friday, a legal agreement in New York paved the way for Meng to board a plane to China after nearly three years of detention in Canada and for the two Canadian men to also set off home.Here are the key dates in the case:Wanted: Meng Wanzhou In August 2018, a Ne

1 October 2021
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Huawei Executive Lands In China After US Deal

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returned to China Saturday shortly after two Canadians released from prison in China also arrived in Calgary, ending a bitter diplomatic row that has poisoned ties for three years.Meng and the two Canadians – former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor – were detained in a bitter spat that critics have called "hostage diplomacy". Meng, the 49-year-old daughter of Ren Zhengfei, the billionaire founder of Chinese telecoms giant

26 September 2021
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Arrested diplomacy

On 19 November, Carlos Ghosn, the board chair and former CEO of Nissan, was arrested at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on suspicion of under-reporting income and misusing corporate funds for personal purposes; he remains in custody.

1 February 2019
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Huawei fires employee detained in Poland

Huawei said Saturday it has fired a Chinese employee who was arrested in Poland on espionage allegations, as China's telecom giant distanced itself from the case amid Western concerns that it could act as a proxy for Chinese security services.This week's detention of Wang Weijing follows the December arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer (CFO) in Canada and United States (US) efforts to blacklist the company internationally over security concerns.While China's governm

13 January 2019
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