Ottawa : On Tuesday, after the US unveiled sweeping charges against the CFO and her Chinese tech-giant, the extradition hearing for the top Huawei executive at the centre of a diplomatic row between Ottawa and Beijing, was pushed back to March.
Meng Wanzhou who is Huawei's Chief Financial officer and the daughter of its founder was indicated along with Huawei and two afflicates in a US case related to alleged Iran sanctions violations that has triggered tensions with China.
On December 1 she was arrested on the request of Washington as she was changing planes in Vancouver and was later released on bail pending a decision on extradition to the US. Extradition cases can take months or years, noted Canada's new attorney general David Lametti.
China has reacted furiously to the US criminal charges saying that the charges are the result of "strong political motivations and political manipulations." The company has also denied any wrongdoings.