Huawei CFO Gets First Chance at Release in Extradition Fight

Canadian court to issue key ruling in Meng Wanzhou’s case
Case caused an unprecedented US-China-Canada diplomatic crisis

Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend an extradition hearing in Vancouver on Jan. 23.Photographer: Darryl Dyck/Bloomberg

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By Natalie Obiko Pearson and Shelly Banjo

May 26, 2020 at 4:01 AM UTC

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May 26, 2020 at 8:02 AM UTC

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The chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., fighting extradition to the U.S., gets her first shot at release this week in a case that’s triggered an unprecedented diplomatic tussle between the U.S., China and Canada.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of British Columbia is set to release a decision on whether Meng Wanzhou’s case meets a key threshold of Canada’s extradition law. If Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes rules that it fails to meet that test, Meng could be released from house arrest in Vancouver. If not, extradition proceedings will continue.