With the U.S. Department of Justice on condition that Huawei's Vice President Meng Wanzhou, a major Chinese telecommunications equipment maker arrested in Canada in 2018 and charged with fraud in the United States, acknowledges some responsibilities. I agreed to a judicial transaction and left for China.



Immediately after this, two Canadians sentenced to prison in China were released and left the country, and it is believed that the Canadian side had acted on the judicial transaction over Vice Chairman Meng.

Huawei's Vice President Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada at the request of the United States in December 2018 for dealing with Iran, which is imposing economic sanctions by the United States, and was subsequently charged with fraud and other charges by the U.S. Department of Justice. it was done.



After bail, he was under surveillance at his home in Vancouver on the west coast of Canada, but the U.S. Department of Justice admitted on the 24th that Vice Chairman Meng had misleading financial institutions about the deal with Iran. Announced that it has agreed to a judicial transaction to postpone prosecution on the condition of.



In response, a Canadian court terminated the hearing to decide whether to hand over the vice chairman's identity to the United States, and Vice Chairman Meng left for China on a charter plane on the evening of the 24th.



Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau then met and said that two Canadians arrested and sentenced to prison in China shortly after Vice Chairman Meng was arrested were released on the 24th and returned home.



It seems that the Canadian side has acted on the judicial transaction over Vice Chairman Meng.



This will solve one of the problems between the United States and China that also involved Canada, but the Biden administration in the United States regards Huawei as a security threat and tightens regulations, so the conflict between the United States and China Will continue in the future.

Huawei Meng "It was a catastrophic time"

After visiting a court in Vancouver on the 24th, Vice Chairman Meng Wanzhou read a statement he had prepared to the press, saying, "For the past three years, my life has been upset between heaven and earth. It was a catastrophic time for me as a mother, wife, and executive of the company. "



"There is hope in any difficult situation. I will never forget all the support I have received from people all over the world."

Symbol of US-China conflict Curtain with judicial transaction

Huawei's Vice President Meng Wanzhou was suddenly arrested by Canadian law enforcement authorities in December 2018 shortly after landing from Hong Kong at Vancouver International Airport in Canada.



It was the United States that requested the arrest.



The United States has shown a strong sense of caution against Huawei, which has grown into one of the world's leading manufacturers of communication equipment and smartphones.



If Huawei's products, which are also pointed out to be connected to the Chinese People's Liberation Army, spread, they could be used for cyber attacks and the US state secrets could be jeopardized, so they were positioned as a security threat.



Regarding the arrest of Vice Chairman Meng, Huawei argued that "the response of the U.S. government goes against the spirit of free economy and fair competition," and was regarded as a symbol of the intensified U.S.-China conflict under the Trump administration at that time. ..



In response, China detained Canadians in China one after another.



In addition, in August, after the trial to decide whether to hand over the identity of Vice Chairman Meng to the United States was completed, a Canadian sentenced to 11 years in prison was sentenced to Canadians charged with providing China's state secrets overseas. And so on, it shook Canada and the United States.



Given this situation, the US Department of Justice appears to have set out to resolve the issue of judicial transactions.



The Wall Street Journal, a leading U.S. newspaper, has closed negotiations on the judicial transaction proposed at the end of last year because Meng's vice chairman refused to plead guilty, but talks have progressed in recent weeks and Meng The vice-chairman reportedly reached an agreement, partly because he wanted to reunite with his family in China.