新浪科技讯 12月6日上午消息,据外媒报道,华为副董事长、首席财务官孟晚舟12月1日在加拿大温哥华被捕。对此,华为董事、公共及政府事务部总裁陈黎芳作出回应。
陈黎芳表示,近期,公司CFO孟晚舟在加拿大转机时,被加拿大当局代表美国政府暂时扣留,美国正在寻求对孟晚舟的引渡,面临纽约东区未指明的指控。并进一步指出,关于具体指控提供给华为的信息非常少,华为并不知晓孟晚舟有任何不当行为。公司相信,加拿大和美国的法律体系会最终会给出公正的结论。
陈黎芳称,华为遵守业务所在国的所有适用法律法规,包括联合国、美国和欧盟适用的出口管制和制裁法律法规。
今早有外国媒体报道,因怀疑违反美国对伊朗的贸易制裁,加拿大政府逮捕了华为首席财务官孟晚舟且可能会将其引渡到美国。对此,华为官方一工作人员曾向新浪科技表示,此为不实报道,而华为官方的口径为,不予置评。
根据财新报道,加拿大司法部确认,孟晚舟已被捕,美国政府正在寻求引渡、保释听证已安排在当地时间周五。
驻加拿大使馆发言人应询就加方逮捕中国公民事发表谈话
加拿大警方应美方要求逮捕一个没有违反任何美、加法律的中国公民,对这一严重侵犯人权的行为,中方表示坚决反对并强烈抗议。中方已向美、加两国进行了严正交涉,要求它们立即纠正错误做法,恢复孟晚舟女士的人身自由。我们将密切关注事态发展,采取一切行动坚决维护中国公民合法权益。
Canadian officials have arrested Wanzhou Meng, the chief financial officer and deputy chairwoman of the board for the Chinese tech giant Huawei, CBC News has confirmed.
According to a statement from the Department of Justice, Meng was arrested in Vancouver on Saturday and is being sought for extradition by the United States. A bail hearing has been set for Friday.
The statement said Meng sought, and was granted, a publication ban which prevents the department from releasing further details about the arrest.
The Globe and Mail reported earlier Wednesday that she was arrested on suspicion of violating U.S. trade sanctions on Iran.
U.S. authorities have been probing Huawei, one of the world’s largest makers of telecommunications network equipment, since at least 2016 on allegations that it shipped U.S.-derived tech products to Iran and other countries in violation of U.S. export and sanctions laws, sources told Reuters in April.
Huawei released a statement saying its CFO was arrested while changing planes in Vancouver and is facing charges in “the Eastern District of New York.”
“The company has been provided very little information regarding the charges and is not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms. Meng. The company believes the Canadian and U.S. legal systems will ultimately reach a just conclusion,” the statement said.
“Huawei complies with all applicable laws and regulations where it operates, including applicable export control and sanction laws and regulations of the UN, U.S. and EU.”
Global concerns over Huawei
Britain’s BT Group said on Wednesday it was removing Huawei Technologies’ equipment from the core of its existing 3G and 4G mobile operations and would not use the Chinese company in central parts of the new network.
New Zealand and Australia have stopped telecom operators from using Huawei’s equipment in new 5G networks because they are concerned about possible Chinese government involvement in their communications infrastructure.
Huawei, the world’s biggest network equipment maker ahead of Ericsson and Nokia, has said Beijing has no influence over its operations.
Earlier this year, two U.S. senators wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warning him that doing business with the Chinese telecom giant would open Canada up to a huge security risk.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Sen. Mark Warner want Canada to follow the U.S. and Australia and block Huawei from supplying equipment that would connect Canadians to the high-speed mobile network known as 5G.
A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Ottawa released a statement protesting Meng’s arrest, which it said “seriously harmed” her “human rights.”
“The Chinese side has lodged stern representations with the U.S. and Canadian side, and urged them to immediately correct the wrongdoing and restore the personal freedom of Ms. Meng Wanzhou.”