The 2018 arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant, followed by China's detention of two Canadians, sparked an unprecedented dispute between Beijing and Ottawa.
On Friday, a legal agreement in New York cleared the way for Meng's release after nearly three years of detention in Canada.In August 2018, a New York court issues an arrest warrant for Meng, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei's number two, dubbed the "Princess of Huawei."
On December 6, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there was no "political intervention" and that Canada's judicial system is acting independently in dealing with the US extradition request.- Two Michaels detained in China - Later that month, Trudeau dismisses Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum, for saying in an interview with Chinese media that Meng had solid grounds to contest her extradition to the United States.Also in January 2019, diplomatic tensions heighten when a court in northeast China sentences Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, to death at a hastily scheduled retrial after his previous 15-year prison term for drug trafficking was deemed too lenient.
In June, China suspends all imports of Canadian beef and pork, saying it had uncovered false veterinary health certificates.In June 2020, China formally charges Kovrig and Spavor, more than 18 months after their arrests.
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