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Vancouver, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- The United States dropped its request for the extradition from Canada of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on fraud charges after the parties agreed on a deferred prosecution deal, the US Department of Justice said Friday.Soon after the accord was announced, a Canadian judge signed an order allowing Meng, the daughter of Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei, to leave for China after spending nearly three years under house arrest.Meng, now 49, was detained by Canada on Dec. 1, 2018, during a stopover in Vancouver en route from Hong Kong to Mexico City. (Camera: BOB FRID).SHOT LIST: HUAWEI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER MENG WANZHOU SPEAKS WITH MEDIA AT BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. SOUND BITES: HUAWEI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MENG WANZHOU (IN ENGLISH).
Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE pose a risk to the EU's security, the European Commission warns. EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, says "the Commission will implement the 5G toolbox principle... to avoid exposure to Huawei and ZTE". Breton's comments come as the Commission announces it will no longer use services that rely on the companies. SOUNDBITE
The United States praises Sudan's decision to hand over ex-dictator Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court, saying the move would be a "major step" in the country's democratic transition. "Doing so would be a major step for Sudan in the fight against decades of impunity," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters at a briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Brussels, Jul 9 (EFE) .- The president of Huawei, Liang Hua, said in a telematic interview with EFE that he hopes that the semiconductor industry "can return to normality", given the global crisis that the sector is suffering largely due to chip shortages during the pandemic and hitting tech companies squarely.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES FROM THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT OF HUAWEI, LIANG HUA.TRANSLATION "Huawei wants to contribute to the green transition plan that Europe has just launched.""Since the United States has announced several rounds of sanctions against our company, our smartphone business has been greatly affected." "Because trust has been damaged in the semiconductor industry, different regions and countries are planning to make these chips. We have seen the plans announced by Europe and we have also seen similar movements from Korea, Japan and also China. With these plans we can expect that production capacity will increase in the future. " "We have seen that Europe plans to develop the semiconductor industry. We hope that Europe can continue to advance its own semiconductor plan." "As we know, the semiconductor industry flourished and innovated thanks to the cooperation between companies in this sector. We hope that in the future the semiconductor industry can return to normal and that trust between companies will be rebuilt based on open cooperation "."Huawei expects to see open, liberal and inclusive policies in place in Europe. If we operate under these policies we will continue to provide good services for our European customers and partners." "It is the countries that will have to decide which provider they want to use for the 5G network. So far there are a few countries that have chosen Huawei as a provider for their 5G network. For customers who have chosen us, we will do our best to offer them better services, so that telecom customers can provide equally good services to end users. Huawei would like to help European customers achieve better communication networks as well as promote digital transformation. " "Spain is one of our most important markets in Europe. Despite the pandemic, we were able to show our products at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in June."
Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, exits a New York courtroom after pleading not guilty to tax crimes. IMAGES
Shenzhen, Mar 25 (EFE).- Mobile white shelves that open slowly and automatically like a safety vault are hiding one of the most well-guarded treasures of Huawei: the share documents of over 121,000 employees who own company stakes.The world's largest telecom equipment manufacturer, which has become the enemy No.1 for the United States in its campaign to block Chinese tech development, guards the shareholding certificates of its employees like a treasure. (Camera: JAVIER GARCÍA). B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF HUAWEI CAMPUS IN SHENZHEN, CHINA.