Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of China's telecom giant Huawei, has argued that she should be released on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing, citing fears for her health while incarcerated in Canada along with other factors, according to court documents.

The release of the documents on Sunday came as China's foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador to protest Meng's detention at the request of he United States and demanded Washington cancel an order for her arrest.

The 46-year-old, who is is in custody awaiting a Canadian court's decision on bail on Monday following her arrest on December 1 in Vancouver, faces US accusations that she misled multinational banks about Huawei's control of a company operating in Iran.

This deception put the banks at risk of violating Washington's sanctions and incurring severe penalties, the court documents said.

The arrest has infuriated Beijing, which demanded Meng's immediate release, and stoked tensions during the trade war truce between the US and China, the world's two largest economies.

The arrest has roiled global markets as investors worried it could torpedo attempts to thaw trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

In a sworn affidavit, Meng, the daughter of Huawei's founder, said she is innocent of the allegations and will contest them at trial in the US if she is surrendered there.

Meng said she was taken to a hospital for treatment for hypertension after being detained. She cited hypertension as a factor in a bail application seeking her release pending an extradition hearing. She also said she has longstanding ties to Vancouver dating back at least 15 years, as well as significant property holdings in the city.

Her family also sought leave to remain in Vancouver if she was granted bail, according to the court documents, with her husband saying he plans to bring the couple's daughter to Vancouver to attend school during the proceedings. (Aljazeera)

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