China-Canada Extradition Tensions Increase as China Sentences Canadian to Death

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Friday, January 25, 2019
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
35
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

On January 14, 2019, diplomatic tensions between Canada and China increased as a Chinese court ordered the death penalty for a Canadian national.  The latter sentence appears to be an escalation of the effort by the Chinese to force Canada to release Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer and daughter of the founder of Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications networking gear manufacturer and influential Chinese company.  Canada detained her on December 1, 2018, pursuant to a U.S. extradition warrant.