At the request of the USA, Canada is pushing ahead with the delivery of the chief financial officer of the Chinese network equipment manufacturer Huawei. The Ministry of Justice initiated a process for the transfer of Meng Wanzhou, as the authority announced yesterday. But it can take years before it is actually delivered to the United States. The Canadian legal system provides for many appeals.
The decision should continue to weigh on relations between Beijing and Ottawa. The daughter of Huawei company founder Ren Zhengei was arrested on December 1 in Vancouver. This was in connection with investigations into possible violations of US Iran sanctions. Meanwhile, Weng is on bail again at large, but is under house arrest.
