U.S. to dismiss bank fraud charges against Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a New York judge to dismiss the remaining indictment against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Four years to the day since the Chinese tech scion was arrested in Vancouver, U.S. prosecutors say Meng has abided by the terms of her deferred prosecution agreement.
Canada
Dec 2, 2022
Meng decision impact on Canada-China relations
The BC Supreme Court decision on Meng Wanzhou’s ‘double criminality’ will continue to put Canada is a difficult spot, stuck between the U.S.A. And China, and with two Canadians imprisoned by Beijing. Aaron McArthur reports.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
May 27, 2020
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou arrives at Vancouver courthouse
Cameras captured Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as she arrived back at the B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Meng continues to fight her extradition to the U.S. for alleged fraud.
Canada
Oct 27, 2020
Lawyers argue for stay as extradition hearing starts for Meng Wanzhou
After more than two years of legal wrangling the formal extradition hearing for Meng Wanzhou finally got underway in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday.
Global News at 5 BC
Aug 11, 2021
Canada’s relationship with China takes another major hit after sentencing of Michael Spavor
The Canadian government responding the the 11 year sentence handed to Michael Spavor by a Chinese court as the formal extradition hearing for Meng Wanzhou finally got underway in Vancouver. Aaron McArthur reports.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Aug 11, 2021
Marking 1,000 days since Canadians Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig detained in China
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are marking 1,000 days of detainment in China. Their arrest is largely seen as retaliation to Canada’s arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. As Jeff Semple reports, many people believe a resolution to the Meng case is the only way to bring home the two Michaels.
Global National
Sep 4, 2021
Meng Wanzhou speaks after extradition order withdrawn
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou spoke Friday after attending court in B.C. where a U.S. extradition request was withdrawn, ending the court case that started with her initial arrest in 2018 in Canada. Wanzhou thanked her legal team for their work and family and friends for their care and help. She also said her life “has...
Canada
Sep 24, 2021
Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou flies back to China from Vancouver after striking deal
A plea deal has been reached between the U.S. and Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, clearing the way for her to return to China for the first time since her 2018 Vancouver arrest. Robin Gill has the details of the deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), and how it ended Meng’s extradition case in Canada.
Global National
Sep 24, 2021
Global National: Sept. 24
After three years of house arrest in Vancouver, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou heads on a plane back to China because she struck a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the U.S. The terms of the deal, and what the end of Meng’s case could mean for foreign relations. Also, the Catholic Bishops of Canada apologize for...
Sep 24, 2021
What impact will Meng Wanzhou’s plea deal have on Canada/China relations?
Professor Gordon Houlden of the University of Alberta China Institute discusses the release of Meng Wanzhou and what the resolution means for Canada/China relations.
Canada
Sep 25, 2021
After nearly 3 years in Chinese prison, two Michaels return to Canada
After being detained for 1020 days in Chinese prison, Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are reuniting with their loved ones back home. The timing directly contradicts Beijing’s claims that their detention wasn’t a case of hostage diplomacy, since they were released right after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. She struck a plea deal, ending her...
Global National
Sep 25, 2021
Canada-China relations remain uncertain after Michaels, Meng Wanzhou released
The release of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and the return of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig has ended a tense chapter in Canada-China relations. But, is it enough to repair the deeply damaged relationship between the two? Eric Sorensen looks at the geopolitical implications and the uncertainty that lies ahead.
Global National
Sep 26, 2021
Trudeau links Meng case to China detaining Canada’s ‘2 Michaels’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has gone on record to connect Canada’s 2018 arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou with China’s detainment of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Mercedes Stephenson explains.
Global National
May 21, 2020
China sees Canada as a minor country it can push around: former ambassador
David Mulroney, Canada’s former ambassador to China, says China is angry at Canada — which it considers a small country — because of resistance to the Meng Wanzhou case.
The West Block
May 24, 2020
Meng Wanzhou leaves Vancouver home for B.C. court appearance
Reporters capture Meng Wanzhou with her ankle monitor as she leaves her Shaughnessy home before heading to British Columbia Supreme Court. Meng’s lawyers are seeking to ease her bail conditions.
Canada
Jan 12, 2021
Report: U.S. deal could allow Meng Wanzhou return to China
A plea deal may be in the works for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, two years after she was arrested in Vancouver at the request of the U.S. Abigail Bimman explains what Meng would have to agree to in this reported deal, and what it could mean for Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, the two Canadian...
Global National
Dec 4, 2020
Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou ask for Crown documents
Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are demanding the Crown release documents they say proves police conspired against her when she was arrested at Vancouver International Airport. Grace Ke reports.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Aug 17, 2020
Does Bob Rae support a prisoner exchange to secure the release of the “Two Michaels” held in China?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Bob Rae as Canada’s new ambassador to the United Nations. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Rae was asked if he supports releasing Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, as many have called for, in an attempt to secure in exchange the release of Canadians Michael Spavor and MIchael Kovrig in China?
Canada
Jul 6, 2020
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou asks for extradition to be stayed, says U.S. mislead Canada
Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, have applied to a Canadian court seeking stays in the proceedings for her extradition to the United States, documents released on Thursday showed. The applications are based in part on what Wanzhou’s lawyers allege was a destruction of the integrity of the judicial process...
Tech
Jul 24, 2020
China defends death sentence for Canadian convicted of making illegal drugs
China’s foreign ministry on Thursday defended a Chinese court’s decision to sentence a Canadian national to death for manufacturing drugs. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated that China takes drug crimes very seriously and that China’s death penalty “is a helpful deterrent and prevents drug crimes.” This is the third Canadian to be sentenced to death for...
World
Aug 6, 2020