‘Political persecution’: China says US ‘totally fabricated’ charges against Huawei CFO detained in Canada for years

‘Political persecution’: China says US ‘totally fabricated’ charges against Huawei CFO detained in Canada for years

China’s Foreign Ministry has rejected the United States’ charges of fraud against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, which led to her detainment for several years, calling them “totally fabricated” and an act of political persecution. Meng – who is the daughter of Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei – finally returned home to China on Saturday following years of detainment in Canada. She had been arrested by Canadian police at Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 due to an extradition request from the United States, which accused her of fraud in an attempt to circumvent its sanctions on Iran.