China warns Canada over ongoing Huawei feud..

Ambassador Lu Shaye said last month’s arrest of a top Huawei Technologies executive was an act of “backstabbing” by a friend and he warned of repercussions if Canada bars the firm from its new 5G network.He said it would be a bad idea for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to use next week’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to press for support against China.

Freeland has said the detention of two Canadians as part of that fight will be at the top of her agenda in Davos and didn’t back down from that after hearing about the ambassador’s remark.
The arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou while she was traveling through the Vancouver airport Dec. 1 created a growing diplomatic rift.

Meng is the chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei and the daughter of its founder.The US wants her extradited to face charges that she committed fraud by misleading banks about Huawei’s business dealings in IranChina detained two Canadians shortly after her arrest in an apparent attempt to pressure Canada to release her.

Canada has embarked on a campaign with allies to win the release of former diplomat Michael Kovrig and entrepreneur Michael Spavor, who were detained 10 days after Meng’s arrest. They are being held on vague allegations of “engaging in activities that endanger the national security” of China.