China summoned US ambassador over arrest of Huawei’s CFO

China has summoned the US ambassador in Beijing to demand the cancellation of an arrest warrant for Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms company Huawei, in the latest sign that her detention is souring relations between the two powers.

Beijing also threatened Canada with “serious consequences” following the arrest of Ms Meng in Vancouver, highlighting how the stand-off is spilling over into other countries’ relations with China.

Ms Meng, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested on December 1 while in transit in Vancouver following on a US extradition request. According to a prosecutor at a bail hearing in the city on Friday, Washington accuses Ms Meng of lying to US banks to circumvent US sanctions on Iran.

FT

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