‘No Link’ Between Release of Huawei CFO, 2 Canadians: White House

The White House denied any prisoner swap in the release from Canadian custody of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and the repatriation of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor from Chinese imprisonment a few hours apart Friday (see 2109250001). “There is no link,” Press Secretary Jen Psaki told a media briefing Monday. “We can’t determine how the Chinese or others manage their business over there,” she said. “But we have an independent Justice Department that made independent decisions -- law enforcement decisions. At the same time, we have made no secret about our push to have the two Michaels released. That’s certainly positive news and good news.”