By Stéfanie von Hlatky,
Associate Professor, Political Studies, and Director of the Centre for
International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University. Co-authored with
Alexander Mirza.
This article is republished from The Conversation.

Canada has been in the spotlight for acting on an American extradition request, arresting Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of telecommunications giant Huawei and daughter of its founder.
For those in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s corner, the debate so far has focused on the detention of Canadians in China, with Beijing being painted as thuggish for its retaliatory tactics.
To read the rest of the article, please visit The Conversation.
