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Multiple Passports Issued to Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Raise Questions

Meng Wanzhou, CFO and vice chairwoman of major tech company Huawei who was recently arrested by the Canadian government, has held at least seven passports over the past 11 years, according to U.S. authorities. Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper reported Dec. 8 that Meng had an eighth passport.
Multiple Passports Issued to Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Raise Questions
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
Nicole Hao
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Meng Wanzhou, CFO and vice chairwoman of major tech company Huawei who was recently arrested by the Canadian government, has held at least seven passports over the past 11 years, according to U.S. authorities.

Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper reported Dec. 8 that Meng had an eighth passport that she used in Hong Kong in 2004 for a Huawei anniversarial event. According to a document from the Hong Kong Companies Registry, Meng used a Chinese passport with the number starting in “P” to register the event.
Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.