Chinese state media distance Huawei arrest from U.S. trade talks

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested on an extradition warrant, appears at her B.C. Supreme Court bail hearing along with a translator, in a drawing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Jane Wolsak

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Monday denounced the arrest of a top executive at tech giant Huawei , but did not link it to talks to resolve a trade dispute with the United States, an apparent effort not to undermine prospects for a deal.

Senior White House administration officials on Sunday insisted that Canada's arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition request was solely a law enforcement matter that would not derail talks with China.