Freeland Thanks US Lawmakers for Bipartisan Support on Meng Arrest

Freeland Thanks US Lawmakers for Bipartisan Support on Meng Arrest
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou appears in Vancouver, Canada, on Jan. 29, 2019. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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OTTAWA, Canada—Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is applauding a bipartisan American political effort to support Canada in its dispute with China over the detention of Huawei’s chief financial officer at the request of the U.S. government.

The U.S. Senate foreign relations committee introduced bipartisan legislation this week that commends Canada for its role in arresting Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver to fulfill an American extradition request.