The detention of the two Canadians, along with a third earlier this week, have taken place since Canada arrested Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver on Dec. 1, on an extradition request from the United States.

After its CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada, Huawei has been confronted with more challenges, including reduced access to the global financial system.

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, right, arrives at a parole office with a member of her private security detail in Vancouver on Dece. 12, 2018.

That came after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, on a U.S. extradition warrant in December.

Justice Department charged Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on Iran by doing business with Tehran through a subsidiary it tried to hide.

Businessman Michael Spavor, who worked with North Korea, and former diplomat Michael Kovrig were picked up separately in December, shortly after Canada arrested Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who faces extradition to the United

A defence lawyer for Meng Wanzhou told a bail hearing on Dec. 7 that the Huawei chief financial officer and her husband purchased that home in 2009. Land title documents show the registered owner is Xiaozong Liu and B.C.

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at a parole office in Vancouver, Canada on Dec. 12, 2018.

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is escorted by security as she leaves her home on May 8, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada.

By Dec. 11, Meng Wanzhou was granted bail with 24-hour surveillance. Her trial is scheduled for Feb. 2019.

The United States is also seeking the extradition from Canada of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder, after charging her with bank and wire fraud.

The United States is also seeking the extradition from Canada of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder, after charging her with bank and wire fraud.

News of his capture comes as China has warned Canada to release Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou immediately or face "grave consequences." Meng was granted bail in a Canadian court on Dec. 11.

McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister, was fired from his post by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau early this year after speaking out of line on the case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Canada on a U.S. extradition request.

Wanzhou appears in court.

On Monday, the United States announced criminal charges against Huawei's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and the Chinese technology firm. But Mnuchin said he did not expect the issue to be part of the economic talks.

Canada's relationship with the Chinese regime has deteriorated significantly since last December when Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver on an extradition request from the United States. 

Beijing’s Retaliation  Xie Yiyan has said Sun’s June 30 sentencing is directly related to the Meng Wanzhou extradition case—which came a month after the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed a bid by Meng to be released, and just days after Prime

In 2018, the United States charged the CFO of China’s tech giant Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, for allegedly trading with Iran. Iran’s defense imports come mainly from Russia and China.

The company’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, is also personally indicted in this case. She was arrested in Canada last December and is currently fighting extradition proceedings.

“We would be very concerned if these cases were related to legal proceedings currently underway in Canada involving a Chinese citizen, Ms Meng Wanzhou.

He says Beijing’s imprisonment of Kovrig and Spavor in retaliation for Canada’s detainment of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, as well as China’s handling of the global pandemic, has fundamentally changed the way many Canadians now view the Chinese Communist

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou is escorted by her private security detail while arriving at a parole office, in Vancouver, on Dec. 12, 2018.

Trump said he didn’t discuss Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei executive whose arrest in Canada in response to a U.S. extradition request is widely believed to have triggered Beijing’s detention of the two Canadians.

The two leaders also discussed the extradition request for Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou—though Meng wasn't specifically named—and reaffirmed the importance of respecting judicial independence and the rule of law. 

(The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes) Following Canada’s arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in December 2018, China has arrested two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, sentenced two other Canadian citizens to death on drug smuggling charges

He was detained after police in Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, on Dec. 1 at the request of U.S. authorities, infuriating Beijing.

As a result, Meng Wanzhou took her mother’s surname. Meng Jun’s father, Meng Dongbo, rose from his position in the PLA to become CCP secretary of a city in Sichuan Province, and eventually became the province’s deputy governor.

Extradition of Meng Wanzhou Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada in December 2018 on request by U.S. authorities. Federal prosecutors have charged Meng with fraud and violating U.S. sanctions on Iran.

In December, Canadian authorities arrested Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition request. Meng is suspected of fraud related to violating Iran sanctions.