China & Meng Wanzhou

China: China is the host nation for several funding bodies that supported the research, demonstrating its investment in scientific discovery.

Meng Wanzhou: Meng Wanzhou is a senior author of the study from Sun Yat-sen University, highlighting the research's findings on stress-responsive brain regions and intestinal microbiota.

Meng Wanzhou: Meng Wanzhou's detention in Canada at the request of the United States triggered a diplomatic crisis and retaliatory arrests by China, significantly impacting Canada-China relations.

Meng Wanzhou: Meng Wanzhou's arrest in Canada in 2018 triggered the initial diplomatic strain and retaliatory detentions, including Gary Schellenberg's escalated sentence, highlighting the tit-for-tat nature of the past relations.