Huawei CFO in Canadian court on fraud charges, faces extradition to US

China’s foreign ministry labeled Canada‘s detainment of smartphone giant Huawei‘s CFO as a “serious political matter,” and again called for her release ahead of the first extradition hearing later today, Reuters reports. Canadian authorities arrested Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, in December 2018 at the behest of the US. The incident angered Beijing considerably, and the event soon became the centerpiece of a trade war between China and the Trump administration. [Read: Huawei P40 Pro leak shows off superzoom lens and reserved ceramic design] New York Times notes that the first stage of Meng’s extradition hearing will decide whether her…

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