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Huawei executive arrested in Canada, angering China

Meng Wanzhou is the daughter of Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei (pictured), a former Chinese People's Liberation Army engineer. [Photo: AFP]

A top executive and daughter of the founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States, officials said Thursday, angering Beijing days into a trade war truce with the US.

The detention of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer, comes after American authorities reportedly launched an investigation into suspected Iran sanctions violations by Huawei, which was already under scrutiny by US intelligence officials who deemed the company a national security threat.

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