(South China Morning Post)
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Saturday that US-China negotiations should not be impacted by the controversial arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
“This is a criminal justice matter. It is totally separate from anything I work on or anything that trade policy people in the administration work on,” Lighthizer said on CBS’ Face the Nation.
Lighthizer’s comments come as China’s Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng summoned US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad on Sunday in protest over the arrest of Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei. Le urged the United States to drop the arrest warrant and cautioned that China “will respond further” depending on the US response.
Markets took a hit on Thursday following the news that the executive was detained in Vancouver and would be extradited to the US She stands accused of violating American trade sanctions against Iran. Read more