Why Huawei’s CFO was arrested in Canada
By Bloomberg
06 December 2018 |
2:11 pm
Wanzhou Meng, the chief financial officer and deputy chairwoman of Huawei Technologies Co., has been arrested in Vancouver and is facing potential extradition to the U.S. as American authorities investigate the company for potential violations of Iran sanctions.
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