Who is Meng Wanzhou?

Meng Wanzhou is the deputy chair of the board and chief financial officer (CFO) of telecom giant and China’s largest privately held company, Huawei, founded by her father, Ren Zhengfei._x000D_

Meng Wanzhou News Fact

_x000D_Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada in December 2018. She remains under house arrest in Vancouver. Wanzhou is the subject of an extradition request made by the United States on charges of trade secrets theft related to possible violations of trade sanctions on Iran, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. China is stepping up pressure as a Canadian judge hears final arguments about sending the Huawei executive to the United States. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2021, a Chinese court rejected a Canadian citizen’s appeal for a death sentence in a drug case that was increased after Wanzhou’s arrest. On Wednesday, Aug. 8, a Chinese court sentenced a Canadian entrepreneur to 11 years in prison on spy charges.