Huawei boss could be freed after deal with US Justice Department

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, could be set to return to China (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

A boss of Chinese communications giant Huawei has resolved criminal charges against her as part of a deal with the US Justice Department that could pave the way for her to return to China.

The deal with Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and the daughter of the company’s founder, was disclosed in federal court in Brooklyn on Friday.