China welcomes any effort to move Huawei case towards resolution

Reuters
A man holds a Chinese flag outside the B.C. Supreme Court bail hearing of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, who was held on an extradition warrant in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Canada's arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a top executive with Chinese tech giant Huawei, was a mistake from the start, and welcomed any efforts to move the case toward a correct resolution.

Ministry spokesman Lu Kang made the comment at a regular press briefing after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would intervene with the U.S. Justice Department in the case if it would help secure a trade deal with China.

Meng was arrested on Dec. 1 in Vancouver at Washington's request, and was granted bail by a Canadian court on Tuesday while she awaits proceedings on whether she will be extradited to the United States.

(Reporting by Christian Shepherd; Writing by Michael Martina; Editing by Robert Birsel)