Whereas, on December 1, 2018, Canadian authorities detained Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., 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 Canada, signed at Washington December 3, 1971; Whereas, on January 24, 2019, the United States filed a superseding indictment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ( Huawei ), Huawei Device USA Inc., Skycom Tech Co. Ltd. ( Skycom ), and Meng Wanzhou; Whereas the January 24, 2019, indictment charges two counts of bank fraud, two counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, two counts of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, two counts of violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, one count of money laundering conspiracy, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice; Whereas the January 24, 2019, indictment charges that Huawei operated Skycom as an unofficial subsidiary to obtain otherwise prohibited U.S.-origin goods, technology, and services, including banking services, for Huawei’s Iran-based business while concealing the link to Huawei ; Whereas the United States Government is seeking the extradition of Meng Wanzhou; Whereas Canadian authorities granted Meng Wanzhou access to Chinese consular officials, and she was able to engage a lawyer of her choice and was released on bail pending the outcome of the extradition hearing; Whereas the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly urged Canada to immediately release Meng Wanzhou and threatened that otherwise it will definitely have grave consequences, and [Canada] will have to bear the full responsibility for it