The date for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s next court appearance regarding her possible extradition has been scheduled to May 8.

According to an email Caixin received from Canada's Department of Justice, the date is not “the date of the start of the extradition hearing, which has not yet been scheduled.”

During a short proceeding Wednesday in British Columbia's Supreme Court, a lawyer for Meng said "serious concerns" have been raised given the case’s “political character,” “motivation,” and “comments by the U.S. president,” according to the South China Morning Post.

The Department said to Caixin that between now and May 8, defense and prosecutors Crown Counsel “will discuss next steps and anticipated for applications in the proceeding.”

On Mar. 1, the Canadian government formally issued “authority to proceed” – an official order to start considering Meng’s extradition-related matter after reviewing the U.S. request that Meng be handed over to face fraud charges.

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