China’s Threat to Ottawa Over Huawei CFO Arrest Ignores Rule of Law in Canada

Meng Wanzhou, Executive Board Director and CFO of the Chinese technology giant Huawei, attends a session of the VTB Capital Investment Forum "Russia Calling!" in Moscow on Oct. 2, 2014. Meng Wanzhou, deputy chair of Huawei's board, was arrested in Canada on Dec. 1, 2018 on suspicion she violated U.S. trade sanctions. Alexander Bibik/Reuters
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TORONTO—China has escalated its warning to Canada over the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wenzhou, saying that there will be “serious consequences” if she isn’t released immediately.