Extradition hearing begins for top Huawei exec in Canada
(WorldNews Politics)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei started in a Vancouver courtroom M onday, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diplomatic uproar between China and Canada and complicated high-stakes trade talks between China and the United States. Canada`s arrest of chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei`s founder, in late 2018 at America`s request enraged Beijing to the point it detained two Canadians in apparent retaliation. Huawei represents China`s progress in becoming a technological power and has been a subject of U.S. security concerns for years. Beijing views Meng`s case as...