Those are extremely serious allegations.

The question, though, is whether the United States government can convince the rest of the world, not only that Huawei evaded the sanctions, but also about a broader argument hat Huawei is too closely aligned with the Chinese government and that nobody should use its equipment. They’re holding the case with Meng up as a prime example of why the company can’t be trusted.

Is Huawei connected or controlled by the Chinese government?

Raymond: Huawei maintains it operates independently from the government. But the bigger backdrop here really is that China is not a country in which private companies can operate independently from the government. That’s true in informal ways.

The operating environment in China is one in which companies have to listen to the government.

In the middle of all this, President Trump has suggested that he’s trying to win a trade deal with China, and that the case against Huawei and Ms. Meng could potentially be dropped if it works in America’s interests. How is this complicating Canada’s willingness to extradite her?

Dan:

In terms of the legal questions regarding the extradition, that process is really a matter for the courts. It’s not a political matter.

Now one of the arguments of Ms. Meng’s defense lawyers is that by making these comments, Mr. Trump has politicized the case and therefore the extradition should not proceed.

But it’s quite rare for Canada to refuse extradition requests from the United States.