Proceedings for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's extradition from Canada to the US have begun and China is seething

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• The Canadian government on Friday approved extradition proceedings against the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, prompting a furious reaction from China.
• Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei's founder, was detained in Vancouver last December and is under house arrest.
• In late January the U.S. Justice Department charged Meng and Huawei with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on Iran.
• Meng will appear in a Vancouver court at 10 a.m. Pacific time (1800 GMT) on March 6, when a date will be set for her extradition hearing.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government, as expected, on Friday approved extradition proceedings against the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, prompting a furious reaction from China.

Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei's founder, was detained in Vancouver last December and is under house arrest. In late January the U.S. Justice Department charged Meng and Huawei with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on Iran.

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