China calls on US to drop Huawei CFO charges 'immediately'

China expressed resolute opposition to US criminal charges against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd and it's CFO Meng Wanzhou on Tuesday. At a daily news briefing, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang called on the U.S. to stop its "unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies", and to drop the extradition request for Meng. He added that China had issued stern representations to both Canada and the United States.