Canada urged to allow Meng's return

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang urged Canada on Thursday to immediately release Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and the United States to revoke the arrest warrant and extradition request for her.

Meng attended a court hearing in Vancouver on Wednesday at which her lawyers claimed her detention is unlawful and that she intends to apply for a stay of the extradition proceedings.

Her lawyers claimed that the comments by US President Donald Trump, who said the charges could be dropped if that would help trade talks with China, showed the case was politically motivated.