,h4 ,,res4 #eba  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,october    
#ae1 #bjai  ,,resolution  ,whereas1 on  
,december #a1 #bjah1 ,canadian          
authorities detained ,huawei            
,technologies ,co41 ,ltd41 chief        
financial officer ,meng ,wanzhou based  
on an arrest warrant issued pursuant to 
a request made by the ,united ,states   
under the ,extradition ,treaty ,between 
the ,united ,states of ,america and     
,canada1 signed at ,washington ,december
 #c1 #aiga2 ,whereas1 on ,january #bd1  
#bjai1 the ,united ,states filed a      
superseding indictment in the ,united   
,states ,district ,court for the        
,eastern ,district of ,new ,york against
 ,huawei ,technologies ,co41 ,ltd4      
7,huawei71 ,huawei ,device ,,usa ,inc41 
,skycom ,tech ,co4 ,ltd4 7,skycom71 and 
,meng ,wanzhou2 ,whereas the ,january   
#bd1 #bjai1 indictment charges two      
counts of bank fraud1 two counts of     
conspiracy to commit bank fraud1 one    
count of conspiracy to commit wire      

fraud1 one count of wire fraud1 one     
count of conspiracy to defraud the      
,united ,states1 two counts of          
conspiracy to violate the ,international
 ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act1 two 
counts of violations of the             
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act1 one count of money        
laundering conspiracy1 and one count of 
conspiracy to obstruct justice2 ,whereas
 the ,january #bd1 #bjai1 indictment    
charges that ,huawei operated ,skycom as
 an unofficial subsidiary to obtain     
otherwise prohibited ,u4,s4-origin      
goods1 technology1 and services1        
including banking services1 for         
,huawei's ,iran-based business while    
concealing the link to ,huawei2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states ,government is     
seeking the extradition of ,meng        
,wanzhou2 ,whereas ,canadian authorities
 granted ,meng ,wanzhou access to       
,chinese consular officials1 and she was
 able to engage a lawyer of her choice  
and was released on bail pending the    

outcome of the extradition hearing2     
,whereas the ,chinese ,ministry of      
,foreign ,affairs strongly urged ,canada
 to immediately release ,meng ,wanzhou  
and threatened that otherwise it will   
definitely have grave consequences1 and 
,canada will have to bear the full      
responsibility for it2 ,whereas the     
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china detained ,canadian diplomat   
,michael ,kovrig and ,canadian executive
 ,michael ,spavor on ,december #aj1     
#bjah1 in apparent retaliation for the  
arrest of ,meng ,wanzhou2 ,whereas      
,michael ,spavor and ,michael ,kovrig   
have faced harsh conditions while in    
detention that include limited consular 
access1 no access to a lawyer1 being    
unable to turn off the lights at night1 
and lengthy interrogations1 including in
 the case of ,mr4 ,kovrig1 about his    
official activities during his previous 
tenure as an accredited diplomat in the 
,people's ,republic of ,china1          
potentially in violation of the ,vienna 

,convention on ,diplomatic ,relations1  
done at ,vienna ,april #ah1 #aifa2      
,whereas1 on ,january #ad1 #bjai1 a     
third ,canadian1 ,robert ,schellenberg1 
in ,chinese custody for drug smuggling1 
had his case reviewed and his #ae-year  
sentence changed to the death penalty2  
,whereas the ,department of ,state's    
,country ,report on ,human ,rights      
,practices for #bjah stated that        
arbitrary arrest and detention remained 
serious problems in ,china and that     
,chinese judges regularly received      
political guidance on pending cases1    
including instructions on how to rule1  
from both the government and the ,,ccp  
,chinese ,communist ,party1 particularly
 in politically sensitive cases2 and    
,whereas while neither ,michael ,kovrig 
nor ,michael ,spavor has been formally  
charged with any crime under ,chinese   
law1 the ,government of the ,people's   
,republic of ,china formally arrested   
them on ,may #f1 #bjai1 following their 
detention on ,december #aj1 #bjah3 ,now1

 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives-- 7#a7 commends the    
,government of ,canada for upholding the
 rule of law and complying with its     
international legal obligations1        
including those pursuant to the         
,extradition ,treaty ,between the       
,united ,states of ,america and ,canada1
 signed at ,washington ,december #c1    
#aiga2  7#b7 commends the ,government of
 ,canada for providing consular access  
and due process for ,huawei             
,technologies ,co41 ,ltd41 chief        
financial officer ,meng ,wanzhou2  7#c7 
expresses concern over the ,government  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china's  
apparent arbitrary detention and abusive
 treatment of ,canadian nationals       
,michael ,spavor and ,michael ,kovrig in
 apparent retaliation for the           
,government of ,canada's detention of   
,meng ,wanzhou2 and  7#d7 joins the     
,government of ,canada in calling for   
the immediate release of ,michael       
,spavor and ,michael ,kovrig and for due

 process for ,canadian national ,robert 
,schellenberg4  ,clerk4