Huawei executive Ms. Meng Wanzhou, 47, appeared in a Canadian courtroom this week as her hearing on an extradition request from the United States that she be returned to the US to answer charges that she deceived 5 banks to get around sanctions against Iran. She has been under house arrest for 14 months in Vancouver, B.C. after being arrested at the airport as she tried to return to China. She wears an court -ordered electric monitoring device to keep tabs on her whereabouts.
She is the daughter of Huawei's founding executive, Mr. Meng, who worked for the Chinese PLA in security(state security).
The hearing should last about 3 more days and then the judge will decide if she violated Canadian law as well. In the finding, she would be returned to the US to stand trial. If found not to have been in violation of canadian law, she will be freed and allowed to travel back to China.
Meanwhile, Chinese health authorities are dealing with an outbreak of coronavirus that was found in the city of Wuhan. It has claimed 3 lives so far, and has sickened more that 200 citizens. A case has been reported in the US. All travelers are being screened at this time.
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