Canada should choose right course and not play US game

A Canadian court granted bail to Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, on Tuesday, which is a step in the right direction. But it is only a small one, and the diplomatic incident, which has been manufactured by Washington using Ottawa as a tool to manipulate the extradition system for political not legal ends, is still far from over.

There are strict conditions for Meng's release, but Canada said that so far the United States has not formally requested her extradition. If the US does not formally request it within 60 days from the date of her detention, Meng will be released.

Considering that Beijing and Washington are in the process of restarting a fresh round of negotiations aimed at bringing an end to trade frictions between them, the timing of Meng's detention and whether or not the US will pursue her extradition has sparked a lot of speculation.