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Huawei exec's fate in limbo as Canada court adjourns extradition hearing

US seeks extradition of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in December 2018 during a flight stopover in Vancouver.

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The Canadian court tussle over the arrest of a Huawei telecoms executive was put in limbo Thursday when a judge adjourned the case that pits the United States against China.

Washington is seeking extradition of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in December 2018 during a flight stopover in Vancouver.

Huawei has been effectively banned from the US, which insists the Chinese company is an espionage risk.

"I'm reserving judgement," British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Heather Holmes said at the end of a four-day hearing.

Further hearings are scheduled for April, June and September on allegations of a conspiracy to arrest

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