Chinese envoy to Canada visited Huawei executive, urges Canada to correct "mistake"

China's ambassador to Canada on Thursday visited a senior Huawei Technologies Co Ltd official who is fighting extradition to the United States, the embassy said in a statement on Friday.

Cong Peiwu urged Canada "to correct its mistake" and release Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Vancouver a year ago and is now out on bail. Cong told her that "we expect you to go back to China safe and sound at an early date", the statement added.