translated from Spanish: China requires Canada to release detained Huawei Executive

BEIJING (AP) – China demanded Thursday to Canada that releases an Executive of Huawei Technologies arrested in a case that is in addition to the technological tensions with United States and threatens to compli car trade negotiations between Beijing and financial Director Washington.La from Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, faces possible extradition to the United States, according to the Canadian authorities. I would be accused of trying to evade American restrictions on trade with Iran, reported the newspaper The Globe and Mail quoting police sources. The arrest was made public after the announcement of a truce in the tariff war between United States and China by the Beijing technology policy. Meng was arrested in Vancouver on Saturday, the same day that the Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Argentina and announced their agreement. The Asian exchanges accused the news for fear of new tensions between the two largest economies of the world that already threatened global growth. Indexes in Tokyo and Hong Kong lost 1.9% and 2.8%, respectively, and that of Shanghai fell 1.7% at midday. The Embassy of China in Ottawa said that Meng did not violate any U.S. or Canadian law and demanded that Canada “immediately correct the mistake” and let her free.
“The Chinese side expresses its strong opposition and protest strongly against this serious violation of human rights,” said the diplomatic legation in a statement.

Huawei Technologies Ltd., which is the world’s largest supplier of network equipment used by telephone and internet companies, has been at the Centre of serious U.S. security concerns. Washington has pressured European countries and other partners to limit the use of its technology. United States considered Huawei and smaller Chinese technology providers are potential fronts for espionage Beijing are commercial competitors which, according to the Government of Trump, benefiting from subsidies and unfair trade barriers. The increase in tariffs on Chinese imports enacted this year by Trump part of complaints that Beijing steals to pressure on foreign companies to deliver its technology to local partners. But U.S. officials are also concerned by the plans of the Asian giant for a State-sponsored industrial development who fear that it may threaten the industrial leadership of Washington.

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