White House Says ‘No Link’ Between Huawei Case and Freed Canadians
- U.S. settles criminal charges against Huawei executive Meng
- Two Canadians accused of spying released on bail by China
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki insisted Monday that there’s “no link” between the U.S. settling criminal charges against a Huawei Technologies Co. executive last week and China’s release, hours later, of two Canadians accused of spying.
Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, received a hero’s welcome from the Chinese government upon her return to Shenzhen on Saturday after reaching a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. prosecutors.