China calls on Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequences

If extradited to the United States, Meng would face charges of conspiracy to defraud multiple financial institutions, a Canadian court heard on Friday, with a maximum sentence of 30 years for each charge.In a short statement, China's Foreign Ministry said that Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng had issued the warning to release Meng to Canada's ambassador in Beijing, summoning him to lodge a "strong protest."Adam Austen, a spokesman for Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, said Saturday th