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U.S. in talks with Huawei CFO Meng on resolving criminal charges
U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzho to resolve criminal charges against her and signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the Unit states, China and Canada. Meng was arrested in Canada in 2018 on bank fraud charges for allegedly “misleading HSBC Holdings Plc about Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s business dealings in Iran, which was subject to U.S. sanctions.”
According to the Reuters report, “Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular briefing that Meng was innocent, and that the U.S. had ‘choreographed’ the case to contain Chinese high-tech companies.” However, Huawei’s business dealings have been consistently sanctioned by the Trump administration and banned by other governments who believe its 5G network equipment could be used for spying purposes.
The results of her court hearing could possibly resolve part of the US-Canada-China dispute, during which after Meng’s arrest, China stopped importing Canadian canola seeds and detained two Canadian citizens.
Source: Reuters #Dec04
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada-idUSKBN28D3J8
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U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzho to resolve criminal charges against her and signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the Unit states, China and Canada. Meng was arrested in Canada in 2018 on bank fraud charges for allegedly “misleading HSBC Holdings Plc about Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s business dealings in Iran, which was subject to U.S. sanctions.”
According to the Reuters report, “Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular briefing that Meng was innocent, and that the U.S. had ‘choreographed’ the case to contain Chinese high-tech companies.” However, Huawei’s business dealings have been consistently sanctioned by the Trump administration and banned by other governments who believe its 5G network equipment could be used for spying purposes.
The results of her court hearing could possibly resolve part of the US-Canada-China dispute, during which after Meng’s arrest, China stopped importing Canadian canola seeds and detained two Canadian citizens.
Source: Reuters #Dec04
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada-idUSKBN28D3J8
#Huawei #UnitedState #Canada #MengWanzhou
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U.S. in talks with Huawei CFO Meng on resolving criminal charges: source
U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with lawyers for Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou to resolve criminal charges against her, a person familiar with the matter said, signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the United States…
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United States imposes visa curbs on members of Chinese Communist Party due to “malign influence”
The US Government has had a new immigration policy of restriction CCP members and their families from traveling to the United States. It reduces the maximum validity length of the B1/B2 non-immigrant business and tourist visas from 10 years to one month. The State Department said the measure was aimed at protecting the nation from the part’s malign influence,”, adding CCP works to "influence Americans through propaganda, economic coercion, and other nefarious activities", also stating that the CCP "sends agents to the United States to unabashedly monitor, threaten, and report on Chinese nationals and Chinese-American groups."
China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying called it “an escalated form of political oppression towards China” and that American officials should “stop regarding everyone as spies”.
The new immigration policy “will not mean much” until a COVID-related ban on Chinese travelers is lifted.
Source: ABC News #Dec04
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-04/us-visa-ruling-chinese-communist-party-members-entering-country/12949894
#UnitedState #CCP #USVisa #USTravelBan
The US Government has had a new immigration policy of restriction CCP members and their families from traveling to the United States. It reduces the maximum validity length of the B1/B2 non-immigrant business and tourist visas from 10 years to one month. The State Department said the measure was aimed at protecting the nation from the part’s malign influence,”, adding CCP works to "influence Americans through propaganda, economic coercion, and other nefarious activities", also stating that the CCP "sends agents to the United States to unabashedly monitor, threaten, and report on Chinese nationals and Chinese-American groups."
China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying called it “an escalated form of political oppression towards China” and that American officials should “stop regarding everyone as spies”.
The new immigration policy “will not mean much” until a COVID-related ban on Chinese travelers is lifted.
Source: ABC News #Dec04
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-04/us-visa-ruling-chinese-communist-party-members-entering-country/12949894
#UnitedState #CCP #USVisa #USTravelBan
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United States slashes travel visas for Chinese Communist Party members from 10 years to one month
US Government restricts travel for members of China's ruling Communist Party and their families into the United States, in the latest move to push back against Chinese activity in the country.