FOG BLOG WORLD NEWS LOG: HUAWEI EXECUTIVE MENG STRIKES DEAL, FREE TO RETURN TO CHINA:

Huawei CFO Meng free to return to China after striking deal with U.S. to end extradition The senior executive is accused of fraud in the U.S. connected to her alleged violation of American sanctions on Iran....OTTAWA — Senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was released Friday after striking a deal with U.S. prosecutors in courtroom developments that will have major consequences beyond North America.

The Chinese telecom giant’s chief financial officer is free to return to China after a legal battle that started nearly two years ago.......On Friday, she first appeared by virtual link in a Brooklyn courtroom, where the judge approved a deferred prosecution agreement related to fraud charges against her.

Meng's deal with the Department of Justice resolved charges that underpin a U.S. extradition request at the heart of international tensions between the West and Beijing. Later Friday in Vancouver, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Heather Holmes approved the request to withdraw the extradition order. Attorney John Gibb-Carsley, who presented the request, called it the "final chapter" of the case. Outside the Vancouver courthouse, after her discharge, Meng thanked Holmes, the Crown and Canada for "upholding the rule of law." "Over the past three years, my life has been turned upside down," Meng said as she read from a statement. "It was a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife and a company executive. But I believe every cloud has a silver lining. It really was an invaluable experience in my life ... As the saying goes, the greater the difficulty the greater the growth."

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