Meng was arrested in December 2018 at the Vancouver airport on a U.S. warrant charging her with bank fraud for allegedly misleading HSBC about Huawei's business dealings in Iran.

The power to intervene in extradition has never been used for political or diplomatic reasons.

Giving in would make Canada a 'weak link' in standing up to Chinese aggression, experts warn.

Canada will not, for instance, extradite someone without assurances that they won't face a death penalty.

Chinese officials say they would release detained Canadians if Meng Wanzhou freed.

A spokesman for China's foreign ministry sided with a recent legal opinion saying Canada's attorney general can end the Huawei executive's extradition at any time.

In a letter, the Canadians cite a recent legal opinion that the minister of justice has the power to end the Huawei executive's extradition process at any time.

Ottawa can legally withdraw its support for the extradition case at any time, despite claiming it must keep a hands-off approach during the extradition hearing, experts say.

China is warning Canada to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to avoid 'any continuous harm' to relations between the two countries.

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are collateral damage in a diplomatic shootout between China and the United States — and that's not Canada's fight, Bill Kelly says.