CHINESE Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng summoned U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad on Sunday and lodged solemn representations and strong protests against the detention of Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., by the Canadian authorities at the unreasonable behest of the United States.

What the United States has done severely violates a Chinese citizen’s legitimate rights and interests, and is vile in nature, said Le in a statement.

China firmly opposes the United States’ moves and strongly urges the U.S. side to attach great importance to China’s solemn stance, take immediate measures to correct the wrong practices, and withdraw the arrest warrant against the Chinese citizen, he said.

“China will respond further according to the U.S. side’s actions,” Le added.

On Saturday Le urgently summoned Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum to make solemn representations and strong protests against the detention of Meng, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

“Such a move ignores the law and is unreasonable, unconscionable and vile in nature,” said Le in the statement.

A commentary released by Xinhua on Sunday said Canada has no jurisdiction over Meng, be it based on the nationality principle or territorial principle.

As is known to all, the United States has always put its domestic law above the international one, and its “long-arm jurisdiction” has often drawn criticism from the international community, said the commentary.

Yet in spite of all this, Canada still chose to ignore the international rules and obey the United States, paying the bill for America’s bullying actions.

A notion Canada keeps boasting of is “human rights,” but in this case, one can barely claim that Meng’s rights have been respected. Arresting a Chinese citizen during her change of flight without giving any concrete reason is severely violating her legitimate rights and interests, the commentary said.

Also in Meng’s case, Canada has decided to treat her as a dangerous criminal prior to any trial or without any conviction. It is a huge humiliation and disrespect for Meng.

The Huawei CFO has health issues like high-blood pressure, sleeping disorders, and is still in recovery from a neck surgery in May. Yet she could not get the necessary humanitarian accommodation from Canada.

Canada has set a dangerous precedent by acting in this manner, said the article.

Canada’s misdeeds, which are lawless, unreasonable and callous, have caused serious damage to its relations with China.

“We advise that Canada not be wrong-headed any longer but immediately release the senior executive and effectively protect her legitimate rights and interests, otherwise there will be serious consequences, and Canada is to take all responsibility,” read the commentary.

(Xinhua)