US, Canada Sharing No ‘Evidence’ Against Detained Huawei CFO, Says Chinese Ministry

Neither the U.S. nor Canada has provided China “any evidence” to support allegations Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou “violated their laws,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told a Beijing news conference Friday. Meng was arrested Dec. 1 while changing planes in Vancouver (see 1812060042). China demanded the U.S. and Canada “immediately clarify the reason for the detention and release the detainee,” to no avail, said the spokesperson. He declined to say whether President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Meng’s arrest during their G20 dinner meeting in Argentina.