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U.S. in talks with Huawei CFO Meng on resolving criminal charges

U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzho to resolve criminal charges against her and signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the Unit states, China and Canada. Meng was arrested in Canada in 2018 on bank fraud charges for allegedly ā€œmisleading HSBC Holdings Plc about Huawei Technologies Co Ltdā€™s business dealings in Iran, which was subject to U.S. sanctions.ā€

According to the Reuters report, ā€œChinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular briefing that Meng was innocent, and that the U.S. had ā€˜choreographedā€™ the case to contain Chinese high-tech companies.ā€ However, Huaweiā€™s business dealings have been consistently sanctioned by the Trump administration and banned by other governments who believe its 5G network equipment could be used for spying purposes.

The results of her court hearing could possibly resolve part of the US-Canada-China dispute, during which after Mengā€™s arrest, China stopped importing Canadian canola seeds and detained two Canadian citizens.

Source: Reuters #Dec04

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada-idUSKBN28D3J8

#Huawei #UnitedState #Canada #MengWanzhou
United States imposes visa curbs on members of Chinese Communist Party due to ā€œmalign influenceā€

The US Government has had a new immigration policy of restriction CCP members and their families from traveling to the United States. It reduces the maximum validity length of the B1/B2 non-immigrant business and tourist visas from 10 years to one month. The State Department said the measure was aimed at protecting the nation from the partā€™s malign influence,ā€, adding CCP works to "influence Americans through propaganda, economic coercion, and other nefarious activities", also stating that the CCP "sends agents to the United States to unabashedly monitor, threaten, and report on Chinese nationals and Chinese-American groups."

Chinaā€™s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying called it ā€œan escalated form of political oppression towards Chinaā€ and that American officials should ā€œstop regarding everyone as spiesā€.

The new immigration policy ā€œwill not mean muchā€ until a COVID-related ban on Chinese travelers is lifted.

Source: ABC News #Dec04

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-04/us-visa-ruling-chinese-communist-party-members-entering-country/12949894

#UnitedState #CCP #USVisa #USTravelBan