Huawei Executive’s Extradition Hearing Begins in Canada

Huawei Executive’s Extradition Hearing Begins in Canada
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at a parole office in Vancouver, Canada on Dec. 12, 2018. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
The Associated Press
Updated:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei begins on Jan. 20 in a Vancouver courtroom, a case that has infuriated Beijing and caused a diplomatic uproar.

Canada’s arrest of chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei’s founder, in late 2018 at America’s request shocked Beijing.