China slams US over ‘unreasonable crackdown’ on Huawei
CNNBeijing CNN Business — China has lashed out against the United States, accusing it of trying to “kill” Chinese businesses after US prosecutors indicted telecom giant Huawei on a slew of charges. “We strongly urge the US to stop its unreasonable crackdown on Chinese companies, including Huawei, and treat Chinese companies objectively and fairly,” Geng said Tuesday. Cezary Kowalski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In a separate statement, Huawei denied the US charges, saying requests to meet with the US Justice Department had been “rejected without explanation.” The company said that the trade secret theft allegations were “already the subject of a civil suit that was settled by the parties.” The United States also unsealed charges against Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, who was detained in Canada in December. “The United States and Canada have abused their bilateral extradition treaty to take compulsory measures against a Chinese citizen without reason, seriously infringing upon the Chinese citizen’s legitimate rights and interests,” Geng said Tuesday.