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Added on the 15/06/2023 18:16:34 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People lining up outside court ahead of a bail decision for Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei who is seeking release from detention on health grounds, as Beijing calculates its protests over her arrest on a US warrant. Meng Wanzhou faces US fraud charges related to alleged sanctions-breaking dealings with Iran, and has been awaiting a Canadian court's bail decision. IMAGES
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew tells US lawmakers that some US data remains accessible to company staff in China, as he faces brutal questioning in Congress over the app's alleged ties to the government in Beijing. "Today, there is still some data we need to delete," Chew tells the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as he touts a company plan that would take all American data out of the reach of Chinese law. SOUNDBITE
US lawmakers begin questioning TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew over the company's alleged ties to the Chinese government and its danger to young people, as the popular video sharing app faces a ban in its biggest market. IMAGES
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou leaves her home, walks down the driveway and gets into her car as she heads to court for her extradition hearing. Meng, the chief financial officer of the Chinese tech giant, has been fighting extradition from Canada to the US, where she faces fraud and conspiracy charges related to alleged violations by Huawei of American sanctions on Iran. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he will visit Britain and Denmark next week, days after London pleased Washington with a ban on Chinese telecom giant Huawei. SOUNDBITE