孟晚舟被捕原因：利用银行系统逃避美国对伊朗制裁

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VOA Chinese, Dec 6, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/us- ... 181206/4690015.html
("有知情人士向路透社透露，中国电信巨头华为公司副董事长兼首席财务官孟晚舟被捕的原因是，涉嫌利用全球银行体系逃避美国对伊朗的制裁"

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Karen Freifeld. Exclusive: US Probe of China's Huawei Includes Bank Fraud Accusations: Sources. Reuters, Dec 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/ ... urces-idUSKBN1O528D
("More recently, the [US] probe has included whether the company [Huawei] used HSBC Holdings Plc to conduct illegal transactions involving Iran, the people said.  Companies are barred from using the U.S. financial system to funnel goods and services to sanctioned entities. If the mobile phone and telecoms equipment maker conducted such transactions and then misled HSBC about their true nature, it could be guilty of bank fraud, experts say")