Canada embarrasses itself almost to the point of kidnapping: The Meng Wanzhou Abduction

It’s been almost two years that Meng Wanzhou has been held in a rather luxurious house arrest in British Columbia. Yes Canada did not have much of a choice in the matter due to its extradition treaty with the United States. But the extradition trial has dragged on in an interminable fashion to the point of embarrassment for Canada. Wanzhou, CFO of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, is in fact a prisoner of the Canadian government. Each day drags by with delay after delay. Each day is another day away from her family. What on earth is taking so long or can political blame be flamed by finger pointing for this delay.

Then to complicate matters in an apparent retaliation the Chinese government arrested two Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for espionage two days after Wanzhou was arrested. At least Wanzhou is receiving a trial.

Perhaps it is up to Joe Biden, if there is no coup launched against him by President Trump, to cool things down by “letting go” of Wanzhou in exchange for China freeing the Canadians. Unless something is done soon tensions over Chinese treatment of Uighur Muslims and the use of their 5G Network are going to boil over. Until then the hostage taking by both sides will continue. And by the way both Canada and the United States have nothing to be proud of concerning the treatment of their aboriginal populations.