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How to untie the Canada-China knot? Abandon U.S. request to extradite Huawei exec, block telecom giant’s access to 5G network

Ottawa should end Meng’s extradition process, and tell the Americans that Canada had no choice, in order to repatriate our hostages, writes Eugene Lang of Queen's University and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair told reporters last week after the government's cabinet retreat that 'geopolitical considerations' in part will inform its decision over whether to allow Huawei to participate in the development of Canada's 5G network. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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