Trudeau says Canada will not be intimidated by China as spat continues

Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau stated Ottawa is not going to be intimidated by China after Beijing expelled its Canadian diplomat from the consulate in Shanghai Tuesday.

The 2 nations have seen relations additional deteriorate in a latest diplomatic tit-for-tat spat after Canada first ousted Chinese language diplomat Zhao Wei from his publish after he was discovered to have been concerned in an intimidation ploy that focused Canadian lawmaker Michael Chong and his household in Hong Kong.

“It is a reciprocal countermeasure taken in response to Canada’s provocation to guard China’s lawful rights and pursuits,” International Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin informed reporters Tuesday. He added that the transfer was “according to established diplomatic apply and utterly justified and crucial.” 

Chinese language International Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin solutions a query throughout a press convention in Beijing on Aug. 8, 2022. (Noel Celis/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

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Trudeau shot again at China’s response and stated, “We perceive there’s retaliation, however we is not going to be intimidated, we’ll proceed to do all the pieces essential to hold Canadians protected against overseas interference.”

The newest deterioration in relations occurred after Canadian International Minister Melanie Joly declared Zhao a persona non grata on Monday. 

In keeping with reporters earlier this month, the Canadian Safety Intelligence Service (CSIS) discovered that Beijing tried to realize information on any relations of Chong “who could also be situated” inside Chinese language borders in an obvious try and “make an instance of this MP and deter others” from taking anti-China stances.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former Governor Common David Johnston to analyze alleged Chinese language interference within the nation’s final two elections. (Dave Chan/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

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“I’ve been clear: we is not going to tolerate any type of overseas interference in our inner affairs. Diplomats in Canada have been warned that in the event that they have interaction in the sort of conduct, they are going to be despatched residence,” Joly stated in a Monday assertion posted to Twitter. 

China has rejected Canada’s claims as “false” and “unfounded,” calling the ousting of Zhao “unscrupulous.”

However the long-standing tense relations between Beijing and Ottawa date again to December 2018, when Canadian authorities detained Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou on fraud fees on the request of the U.S.

Meng Wanzhou, chief monetary officer of Huawei Applied sciences Co., speaks throughout a information convention in Shenzhen, China, on March 31, 2023. (Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)

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China responded by arresting two Canadians on alleged spying fees later that month, although all three people have been freed in 2021. 

Wenbin didn’t touch upon Trudeau’s feedback throughout his Wednesday press convention, although he beforehand referred to as Canada’s actions in opposition to Zhao an “ideology and politically driven manipulation designed to slander and denigrate China.” 

Reuters contributed to this report.