Trump is not happy with how things are going in Canada's courts for his Huawei   
   target.  He's trying to pile on more accusations and charges - but they're not   
   going to be effective against her.  No 'retroactivity' in criminal laws.     
      
   He's trying to cripple Huawei - a competitor for American 5G technology.   
   And here's why Meng Wanzhou is going home - to China:   
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   New U.S. charges claim Huawei stole trade secrets, did business in North Korea   
      
   The U.S. Department of Justice has hit telecommunications giant Huawei with   
   new charges, including stealing trade secrets and violating sanctions by doing   
   business with North Korea.   
      
   A new superseding indictment filed Wednesday in the Eastern District of New   
   York also adds racketeering conspiracy charges to the allegations already   
   facing the Chinese telecommunications giant.   
      
   The 16-count indictment includes the charges of bank fraud, wire fraud,   
   conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud laid last   
   year against the company's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, who is   
   currently fighting extradition    
   to the U.S. from Vancouver.   
      
   Meng, who is the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, faces no new charges   
   in the superseding indictment.   
      
   The existing charges allege she lied to banks about Huawei's control of a   
   subsidiary that was violating U.S. economic sanctions against Iran.   
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   Awaiting ruling on 'double criminality'   
      
      
   Meng is awaiting a ruling on a key part of her extradition hearing that was   
   held in January in B.C. Supreme Court.   
      
   The judge overseeing the case is expected to rule in the coming months on the   
   question of double criminality — whether the offence Meng is accused of   
   committing would be considered a crime if it had occurred in Canada.   
      
   She is accused of lying to an HSBC executive in Hong Kong in 2013 about   
   Huawei's ownership of a Tehran subsidiary that allegedly attempted to sell   
   American computer equipment in violation of U.S. economic sanctions.   
      
   The banks allegedly made decisions based on her assertions that put them at   
   risk of violating sanctions.   
      
   Meng's lawyers claim the offence would not amount to a crime in Canada because   
   Canadians did not have the same economic sanctions against Iran at the time   
   the U.S. gave the authority to proceed with the case.   
      
   If Meng wins the double criminality argument, the extradition would come to a   
   halt.  If not, the case would move to arguments in June over an alleged   
   violation of Meng's rights at the time of her arrest.   
      
   CBC News · Feb 13, 2020   
      
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