Ever since the RCMP arrested the Huawei executive on Dec. 1, 2018, Canada has been caught between two superpowers – the United States, which requested Ms. Meng’s extradition, and China, which calls the request politically motivated
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The extradition proceedings, which could last years, are “definitely a defining moment in the bilateral relationship” with China, Lynette Ong, a political-science professor and China expert at the University of Toronto, said in an interview. “China has actually threatened further retaliation should [Ms. Meng] be extradited to the United States."The first stage of court hearings offers a potential way out, for Canada and Ms. Meng.
Two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, were arrested in China less than two weeks after Ms. Meng, allegedly as national-security risks. The two Canadians have been subject to long interrogations and detained in cells under constant light. And China has imposed severe restrictions on canola-seed imports, worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year to Canadian farmers.The case has made headlines internationally.
The Chinese embassy did not reply to The Globe and Mail’s requests for comment. China has said it views the extradition request as part of a broader dispute over trade and security with the United States. Ms. Meng’s father, Ren Zhengfei, the founder and chief executive officer of Huawei, has said that the extradition request is an attempt “to crush Huawei, and Meng Wanzhou was only used as a pawn.
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