Trudeau says Canada ‘will not be intimidated’ by China amid diplomatic expulsions
Canada “will not be intimidated” after China expelled a Canadian diplomat Tuesday in retaliation for Ottawa removing a Beijing delegate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.
Relations between the two nations have soured amid allegations of attempted interference in Canadian society and elections by the Chinese communist regime, but they took another hit Monday when Ottawa declared Toronto-based diplomat Zhao Wei “persona non grata.” Calls for Zhao to be expelled began last week after The Globe and Mail reported the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) had information in 2021 that Beijing was looking at ways to intimidate Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong.
The federal government has confirmed that report. “This is a decision we took seriously, we took with careful consideration, in order to do the right thing and expel the Chinese diplomat.
We understand there is retaliation, but we will not be intimidated and we will continue to do everything necessary to keep our Canadians protected from foreign interference,” Trudeau said Tuesday.
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