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Canada’s Ambassador to China Says Relations Chilled After Huawei Executive’s Arrest

Dominic Barton, Canada’s ambassador to China, recently testified before the special House of Commons committee on how relations have chilled following the Huawei executive’s arrest. He described how the relationship between the two countries has “chilled” ever since Ottawa arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in December 2018. China retaliated by imprisoning two Canadians, Michael Kovrig ...

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Dominic Barton.

Why This Canadian Elder Is Holding a One-Man Protest Against China

Outside the Chinese Consulate over at St. George Street in Ontario, Canada, you can expect to see an elderly gentleman with a picket sign. The 76-year-old man, a retired teacher named Lorne Hicks, is protesting against China’s detainment of two Canadian citizens, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Fighting for human rights In December last year, ...

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Lorne Hicks protesting.

Canadian Government Demands China Release Arrested Citizens

After the Canadian government arrested Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou as a part of an extradition treaty with the U.S., the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “hit back” by arresting a few Canadian citizens. While the call for releasing the arrested Canadian nationals grows stronger back home, allies like the U.S. and EU have also extended their ...

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