Timeline: Arrests, anger, court battles

The 2018 arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant, followed by China's detention of two Canadians, sparked an unprecedented dispute between Beijing and Ottawa.

Here is a timeline of her extradition case.

Aug 22, 2018: A New York court issues an arrest warrant for Ms Meng to stand trial in the United States.
Dec 1: She is arrested by Canadian police in Vancouver as she changes planes. The arrest is not made public until Dec 5.
Dec 7: Court proceedings show that the US issued the arrest warrant because it believes Ms Meng covered up attempts by Huawei-linked companies to sell equipment to Iran, breaking US sanctions.
Dec 10: Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are arrested in China.
Dec 11: Ms Meng is released on bail to house arrest in Vancouver by a British Columbia court.
Jan 8, 2019: Documents found by Reuters confirm Huawei's links to companies suspected of operating in Iran and Syria.
Jan 22: The US Justice Department announces it will formally seek the extradition of Ms Meng to the US.
March 1: Canada approves her extradition order to the US.
March 6: China says it found "hazardous pests" in Canadian canola samples and blocks most shipments of the crop.
June 25: China blocks all pork shipments from Canada.
June 19, 2020: China charges the two detained Canadians with suspected espionage.
Sept 28: Hearings begin on whether to allow Ms Meng to add a new allegation of abuse of process to the case.
Aug 4, 2021: Ms Meng returns to the courtroom for the final weeks of her hearings.
Aug 10: A Chinese court sentences Mr Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage. Ms Meng's extradition hearing wraps up and the Canadian judge sets Oct 21 to announce a date to issue a ruling.
Sept 24: Ms Meng reaches an agreement with US prosecutors to end the bank fraud case against her, US prosecutors say - a move that should allow her to leave Canada.

REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

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