Beijing slams Ottawa move in Meng case

Beijing expressed "strong dissatisfaction with" and"resolute opposition to" Ottawa's actions on Saturday in moving forward with the case of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's extradition to the United States, urging it to immediately release the Chinese executive.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in a statement on Saturday that the United States and Canada are abusing their bilateral extradition treaty, arbitrarily imposing compulsory measures upon a Chinese citizen and violating her lawful rights and interests.

Calling Meng's case "a serious political issue", Lu said, "We once again urge the US side to immediately drop its arrest warrant and extradition request for Ms Meng Wanzhou, and also urge the Canadian side to immediately release her and allow her to go back to China safely."