Coming back home

After 1,028 days of detention, Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Chief Financial Officer, finally returned to China.
在被非法拘押1028天后，华为首席财务官孟晚舟终于回到了中国。

On the evening of Sept 25, Meng, 49, arrived in Shenzhen, greeted by cheers and applause from a crowd who held a banner reading “Welcome home, Ms Meng Wanzhou”. Meng’s return was also witnessed and welcomed by over 400 million people through livestreams, reported China Daily.
9月25日晚，49岁的孟晚舟抵达深圳，欢迎队伍拉起“欢迎孟晚舟女士回国”的横幅，现场响起欢呼声和掌声。据《中国日报》报道，超过4亿人通过直播见证并欢迎孟晚舟回国。

“As an ordinary Chinese citizen who has suffered this plight and been stranded overseas for three years, there was never a moment when I did not feel the care and warmth of the Party, the motherland and the people,” Meng said upon her arrival in Shenzhen.
孟晚舟在在深圳机场发表感言:“作为一名普通的中国公民，遭遇这样的困境，滞留异国他乡三年，我无时无刻不感受到党、祖国还有人民的关爱和温暖。”

The news of Meng’s release has aroused a strong reaction among Chinese internet users. Her return, made possible after the Chinese government’s unremitting efforts, was hailed as a major victory achieved by the Chinese people, noted Xinhua.
孟晚舟获释的消息发布后，立即引发中国网民强烈反响。新华社指出，孟晚舟女士的平安回国，是党和政府不懈努力的结果，是中国人民取得的一个重大胜利。

On Dec 1, 2018, Meng was detained by the Canadian police at the request of the US, accused of violating US sanctions against Iran.
2018年12月1日，加拿大警方应美方要求逮捕中国公民孟晚舟，指控所谓涉嫌违反美国对伊朗的制裁。

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that “facts have already fully proved that this is an incident of political persecution against a Chinese citizen, with the purpose of suppressing Chinese high-tech enterprises”.
外交部发言人华春莹表示:“事实早已充分证明，这是一起针对中国公民的政治迫害事件，目的是打压中国的高技术企业。”

The charges against Meng are nothing but pure fabrication and what the United States and Canada have done is a typical case of arbitrary detention, Hua said.
华春莹表示，对孟晚舟女士所谓“欺诈”的指控纯属捏造。美国、加拿大所作所为是典型的任意拘押。

According to a statement issued by one of the lawyers who represents Meng, the US side has withdrawn its extradition request. Meng pleaded not guilty to all charges against her.
孟晚舟的一位律师发表声明称：孟晚舟和美国司法部达成了暂缓起诉协议，加拿大的引渡程序将被终止。孟女士没有认罪。

Meng’s return is a major diplomatic victory for the Chinese government, and it belongs to all Chinese people, said Diao Daming, an associate professor of US studies at Renmin University of China. Her return reflects the Chinese government’s long-standing philosophy of people-centered diplomacy, Diao said, adding that as she is a business executive, it also stands for the Chinese government’s determination to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.
中国人民大学美国研究中心副教授刁大明表示：孟晚舟的回国是中国在新中国外交史和对美关系史上的一个重大胜利，这胜利属于全体中国人民。孟晚舟作为一名中国公民，她的回国体现了中国政府长期以来一贯坚持“外交为民”的原则。同时，孟晚舟作为一家企业高管，她的回国也代表着中国政府坚决保护每一家海外中资企业的合法权益。

Meng described the motherland, the Party and the government as the shining light that has lit up “the darkest moments” of her life and led her on the long journey home. “The motherland provides us the strongest backing,” she said.
孟晚舟在发言中说，感谢亲爱的祖国，感谢党和政府，正是那一抹绚丽的中国红，燃起她心中的信念之火，照亮人生的至暗时刻，引领回家的漫长路途。“祖国是我们最坚强的后盾。”她说道。

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