BEIJING (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd March, 2019) China expressed opposition to Canada's decision to initiate the procedures to extradite Huawei's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to the United States, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, adding that Beijing lodged representations with Ottawa over the issue.
"The Chinese side has expressed its extreme discontent and decisive protest to the Canadian side due to its persistent promotion of the so-called judicial procedures on the extradition of Ms. Meng Wanzhou. Beijing has already lodged stern representations [with Ottawa]," the ministry's spokesman, Lu Kang, said in a statement.
On Friday, the Canadian Department of Justice said the authorities had decided to grant authorization to proceed with the extradition process in Meng's case. The British Columbia Supreme Court has scheduled an appearance date for Wednesday to confirm the extradition authorization and to set the date for the extradition hearing, the release said.
Meng, the daughter of the founder of the Chinese telecoms giant, was arrested in Vancouver last December at the United States' request, reportedly on suspicions of failing to comply with US sanctions against Iran. The arrest was decried by Beijing, which demanded that Canadian authorities immediately release the Chinese national.
