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Meng Wanzhou lost the first round in her bid to avoid extradition to the United States on Wednesday as the B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled the extradition case against her would continue, bringing Meng a step closer to facing fraud charges in the US.
The 48-year-old Meng is the oldest daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei and serves as the company’s Chief Financial Official (CFO). She is wanted by the US on fraud charges related to Washington’s sanctions against Iran.
In its statement Huawei said they were “disappointed by the ruling” and said the company would stand with Meng “in her pursuit for justice and freedom.”
The ongoing extradition battle has already damaged the bilateral relations between Canada and China to their lowest point since diplomatic ties were established between the two countries back in the early 1970s.
China had earlier called on Canada to “immediately release Ms. Meng Wanzhou… and not to go further down the wrong path.” further slammed Canada over the court’s decision.
The ruling also bring bad news for the two Canadians Kovrig and Spavor who are accused of violating China’s national security and remain in solitary confinement and are not been seen, in person or virtually, by Canadian consular officials since January. Canada strongly points that China is holding captive its citizens just in retaliation to Meng’s ongoing legal trial and both Kovrig and Spavor are innocent of the charges framed against them.
The two Canadians are caught in the middle of a diplomatic dispute. They’re the human faces of a tug-of-war between US and China that continues to stretch Canada to its diplomatic limits.
