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The Washington Post

The United States will continue to seek the extradition of technology executive Meng Wanzhou, the US Department of Justice confirmed Tuesday, news that will intensify a high-stakes dispute between China and the United States.
Meng, who is CFO for Huawei Technologies, was arrested in Vancouver, British Columbia, on December 1 on US fraud charges related to US sanctions law.
Not long after, Chinese authorities detained two Canadian men on security charges, widely seen as retribution for Canada’s arrest of Meng.
The stand-off has left Canada caught between its extradition obligations to Washington and an outraged Beijing, which has warned of unspecified consequences should Canada proceed with the case against Meng or take action against her company.


Canadian officials have stressed throughout that Meng’s case is a legal matter, not a political one, a message reiterated by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday.
“We will continue to pursue the extradition of defendant Ms. Meng Wanzhou, and will meet all deadlines set by the US/Canada Extradition Treaty,” said Marc Raimondi, a spokesman for the Department of Justice, in a statement. “We greatly appreciate Canada’s continuing support in our mutual efforts to enforce the rule of law.”
News that the US will indeed meet a January 30 deadline to request Meng’s extradition suggests the conflict over her case could stretch on for months, or even years, as Canadian courts consider the extradition case and process possible appeal.
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It also comes amid growing concern about the safety of foreign nationals in China.
On Tuesday, more than 140 academics and former government officials wrote an open letter to President Xi Jinping, saying the detention of two Canadians in China is making academics and others cautious about travelling to the country.


They called for the immediate release of the two men, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who have been held without access to lawyers or family members since being arrested for “endangering national security” more than a month ago.
“We who share Mr. Kovrig’s and Mr. Spavor’s enthusiasm for building genuine, productive and lasting relationships must now be more cautious about travelling and working in China and engaging our Chinese counterparts,” the signatories wrote in the letter, which was first published in Canada’s Globe and Mail but was sent to other media outlets.
“That will lead to less dialogue and greater distrust, and undermine efforts to manage disagreements and identify common ground. Both China and the rest of the world will be worse off as a result,” they wrote.
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The Canadian side’s practice reminds me of a Chinese idiom to ‘make an empty show of strength’
Hua Chunying, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
Kovrig is a former Canadian diplomat who has been working as the China analyst for the International Crisis Group, an organisation with a mission to “build a more peaceful world”.
He was arrested in Beijing on December 10 and has been held ever since in a detention Centre, in solitary confinement with the lights on 24 hours a day.
He has been questioned about his previous work as a diplomat, leading Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to say Beijing was not respecting diplomatic immunity.
Huawei calls for swift resolution of Sabrina Meng case
Spavor was based in Dandong, a city on the Chinese border with North Korea, where he ran an organisation promoting cultural exchanges and business relationships with North Korea.
A fluent speaker of Korean, he arranged one of former basketball star Dennis Rodman’s trips to North Korea and has spent extended periods of time with leader Kim Jong-un.
Spavor has been held in circumstances similar to Kovrig’s in a detention centre in Dandong, where he is being interrogated about his work.


President Donald Trump has suggested that he might be willing to make a deal to release Meng if China gives in to his demands in the countries’ trade war – provoking a rebuke from Ottawa, which said the arrest was not for political gain.
China appeared to up the ante last week when a court sentenced a Canadian man to death for drug smuggling.
Robert Schellenberg, 36, was sentenced to 15 years in prison late last year after being convicted of trying to send methamphetamine to Australia. But in a hasty one-day retrial last week, his sentence was changed, to death.
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This was also seen as linked to the detention of Meng, although China insists that it was following the rule of law.
Canada has been seeking international support for the men’s release, prompting some choice words from China’s Foreign Ministry.
“The Canadian side’s practice reminds me of a Chinese idiom to ‘make an empty show of strength,’ ” Hua Chunying, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said Monday, referring to a saying about bluffing.
“First of all, the Canadian side is engaged in ‘microphone diplomacy’ and tries to pull some countries to help it. This will not help solve the incident,” she said. “I would like to once again urge the Canadian side to respect the spirit of the rule of law, respect China’s judicial sovereignty and stop making irresponsible remarks.”


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US confirms it will continue to seek extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves her home while out on bail in Vancouver, Canada on January 10. Photo: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg

Huawei calls for swift resolution of Sabrina Meng Wanzhou case; US confirms it continues to seek her extradition

China has warned Canada and the US it will take action if Washington proceeds with an extradition request against Huawei CEO Sabrina Meng Wanzhou (pictured on December 11). Photo: Reuters

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 file photo, Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home in Vancouver, British Columbia. A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to death in a sudden retrial in a drug smuggling case that is likely to escalate tensions between the countries over the arrest of a top Chinese technology executive. The Chinese press began publicizing Robert Lloyd Schellenberg's case in December after Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, on Dec. 1 at the request of the United States. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

‘I strongly declare I am innocent’: Huawei executive ‘Weijing W’, arrested in Poland, says he is not a Chinese spy

An undated photo of former Huawei executive “Weijing W.”, who has been arrested on spying charges in Poland. Photo: wnp.pl

In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, a security guard stands near the Huawei company logo during a new product launching event in Beijing. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said late Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, it is "closely following the detention of Huawei employee Wang Weijing" on charges of allegedly spying for China, and has asked Poland to "handle the case lawfully, fairly, properly and to effectively guarantee the legitimate rights of the person, his safety and his humanitarian treatment," according to state broadcaster CCTV. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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The conflict over her case could stretch on for months, or even years, as Canadian courts consider the extradition case and process possible appeal



The conflict over her case could stretch on for months, or even years, as Canadian courts consider the extradition case and process possible appeal.


US confirms it will continue to seek extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} The conflict over her case could stretch on for months, or even years, as Canadian courts consider the extradition case and process possible appeal

The conflict over her case could stretch on for months, or even years, as Canadian courts consider the extradition case and process possible appeal