Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou lost her B.C. Supreme Court case and could be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges.
And it’s only heightened the tension between Canada and China, as the government’s have gone back and forth over her detainment, all the while having Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig locked up in China as apparent retaliation.
It’s not an easy path to walk for the Prime Minister, and that’s exactly what the Chinese government has worked towards, explains Interdisciplinary Studies professor at Fanshawe College Matt Farrell.
Farrell says the animosity between the parts of the world have been growing for years and believes the tension boiling to the surface was imminent, regardless of the latest court decision.
