Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou receiving flowers following her release, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on Sept. 25, 2021.

McCallum to resign from his post as Canada's China envoy after he provided legal arguments to Chinese media in defence of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Canada on a U.S. extradition request involving charges of fraud.

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her Vancouver home to attend a court hearing on Sept. 24, 2021.

Wanzhou on a U.S. warrant to have her extradited on fraud charges.

Known as the “two Michaels,” they were arbitrarily detained in China for over 1,000 days in retaliation for Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. warrant to have her extradited to face charges of fraud.

A Canadian court has dropped U.S. extradition proceedings against Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, lifting her bail conditions and allowing her freedom.

Of course, from the perspective of the Trudeau government, to roughly manhandle Meng Wanzhou might have offended the communist government of China, whereas to roughly treat Tamara Lich only offends Canadians.

The two men were released in September after more than 1,000 days in Chinese prisons in what was widely seen as Beijing's retaliation for Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition warrant—a saga that ended when the U.S. abandoned

The minister told the House of Commons foreign affairs committee on May 4 that her department was assessing the consequences of taking such as step, particularly in light of previous actions by Beijing in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

It says Meng committed fraud by misleading HSBC about the company’s business dealings in Iran. Chief Financial Officer of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, returns to British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, British Columbia, March 31, 2021.

The move followed the arrest of Chinese tech giant Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver a few months earlier. In September of 2019, Canada took the canola dispute to the World Trade Organization.

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on her way to a court appearance in Vancouver on Jan. 17, 2020.

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou (C) talks to media outside of the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, Canada, on Aug. 18, 2021.

VANCOUVER—Lawyers for Canada’s attorney general are expected to argue against a stay of proceedings in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

Under that deal, Beijing released two Canadian citizens in exchange for the United States giving up an extradition request for Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei, who had been detained in Canada.

The two were detained for more than 1,000 days, charged with spying offences in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018 at the request of the U.S. government.

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, daughter of the company’s founder, was accused in 2018 of lying to HSBC about Huawei’s control of another company during a 2013 presentation, putting the bank at risk of violating U.S. sanctions in Iran.

In December 2018, Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, at the Vancouver International Airport on a provisional U.S. extradition request.

Chief Financial Officer of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to go to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, Canada, on March 24, 2021.

VANCOUVER—A lawyer representing Canada’s attorney general says the United States has acted honourably in the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

At the time, Canada was walking a tightrope with China, having arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in December 2018 on a U.S. extradition warrant while working to free Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor who had been detained in retaliation

But this CCP tactic of using imports as leverage has been seen before on multiple occasions, including when Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition request in late 2018 and China blocked Canadian agricultural imports shortly

Meng Wanzhou, who is the Chinese telecom giant’s CFO and daughter of the company’s founder, is facing extradition to the United States on fraud charges that both she and the company deny.

On July 23, 2020, HSBC provided the United States with critical evidence in a PowerPoint document about the Meng Wanzhou case.

Huawei also saw the return of its financial chief, Meng Wanzhou, in 2021.

Huawei and Meng Wanzhou According to Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping stated: “The Party’s leadership in talent-related work has been comprehensively strengthened.

VANCOUVER—The final set of hearings in the extradition case of Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou are due to begin today in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.

Calkins pointed to John McCallum, Canada's former ambassador to Beijing, who ignited controversy for comments defending Meng Wanzhou, executive of Chinese telecom company Huawei, who was arrested by the RCMP in 2018 on a U.S. extradition request.

“I think this should make the decision [to ban] clear for Canada after Meng Wanzhou has herself acknowledged, in her statement of facts, the misdeeds with respect to Huawei,” he said. “At this point, we need to explore alternate technologies.”

Joly previously said in an interview with Politico that her goal was to "reestablish ties" with China after relations soured over Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition request and Beijing's arbitrary detention of two Canadian