She was arrested Dec. 1 after the U.S. Department of Justice in April opened an investigation into whether the leading telecommunications-equipment maker sold gear to Iran despite sanctions on exports to the region. Her arrest is sure to heighten tensions between Washington and Beijing days after the world's two largest economies agreed on a truce in their growing trade conflict. Meng's father Ren Zhengfei, a former army engineer, has won acclaim at home for toppling Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ). in smartphones and turning an electronics reseller into a producer of networking gear with revenue surpassing Boeing (NYSE: BA ) Co.