It has been 1,000 days since Huawei manager Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on August 26. NS Global Times That’s why an open letter has been written to Dominic Barton, Canada’s ambassador to China, demanding his immediate and unconditional release.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou leaves her Vancouver home for a court hearing on Aug. 10. (Photo of VCG)
On December 1, 2018, at the behest of the US government, your government “illegally detained Meng, the Chief Financial Officer of the Chinese company Huawei Technologies on charges of alleged fraud committed by the US,” the letter said. It is reported that Canada later granted Meng’s extradition request to the United States.
However, from the outset, the previous Trump administration has tried to suppress Huawei Technologies by using Canadian help to arrest Meng Wanzhou, knowing that Canada was ready to be an ally. The ultimate aim of the US government is to crack down on Huawei and the company’s 5G technology.
“Many people in Canada and the international community are aware of this. There is enough evidence to show that the US distorted facts to make an unfair case against Meng. He also presented fake evidence in court. done,” the letter said.
A marathon hearing on Meng’s extradition ended on Wednesday at the British Columbia Supreme Court in Canada; A court decision is expected in the coming months.
In just twelve hours, more than one million Internet users around the world signed an open petition launched Wednesday night by the Global Times, expressing the collective voice of the people, calling for Meng’s immediate release.
“It is ironic and rare that the alleged victim of this fraud case – HSBC – agreed to provide the court with relevant material to prove Meng’s innocence,” the letter said.
What was even worse was that former US President Donald Trump openly used the Meng case in a geopolitical game with China, defying the so-called legal processes in the US and Canada.
As an ally in this matter, the Canadian government should be held accountable for helping the US persecute a Chinese citizen for political purposes.
“Since Meng was illegally detained in Canada about 1,000 days ago, he has Global Times launched a campaign urging Internet users in China and the rest of the world to join the appeal against the ugly actions of the Canadian government, an ally of the US government, persecution of a Chinese national and the immediate and unconditional release of Meng. to demand,” the letter said.
As of Friday afternoon, the online petition (https://vote.huanqiu.com/meng/) had received eleven million signatures worldwide.
