File photo: Meng Wanzhou

The evidence released so far regarding the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou showed that the US and Canada abused bilateral extradition treaties, used arbitrarily coercive measures against a Chinese citizen and seriously violated her legitimate rights, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Canada said Wednesday. 

The case was a serious political incident that the US concocted to suppress Chinese high-tech enterprises and Huawei, and Canada played the role of accomplice to the US, the Chinese spokesperson said in a statement.

In documents filed with the court on Monday, the defense team argued that Meng "reasonably believes that many documents are the subject of excessive redactions and overly broad claims of privilege. It is likely that there is redacted information that is relevant to her abuse of process allegations," according to media reports.

The spokesperson urged Canada to take seriously China's solemn position and concerns and immediately release Meng.