China Business & Economy

Background Info on Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou Emerges As Her Arrest Draws Scrutiny

Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Chinese tech giant Huawei, has been thrust in the media spotlight after her arrest in Canada on Dec. 1 for possible violations of U.S. sanctions.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Chinese tech giant Huawei, has been thrust in the media spotlight after her arrest in Canada on Dec. 1 for possible violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Meng is the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei. Ren was the former director of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Staff Department’s Information Engineering Academy.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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