Justin Trudeau fires ambassador to China after remarks on Huawei case
Source: Reuters
Justin Trudeau fires ambassador to China after remarks on Huawei case
Reuters
Sat 26 Jan 2019 22.27 GMT
In an unprecedented move, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said he had fired his ambassador to China, who had prompted a political furor with comments about Huaweis high-profile extradition case.
John McCallum had embarrassed Trudeaus Liberal party government by saying Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou could make a strong argument against being sent to the US.
Opposition legislators and former ambassadors accused McCallum of unacceptable political interference in an affair which has badly damaged relations between Canada and China.
Meng, the daughter of Huaweis founder, was arrested in Vancouver last month over alleged violations of US sanctions on Iran.
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Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/26/john-mccallum-canadian-ambassador-to-china-fired-huawei
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Earlier this week:
Trump's remarks could stymie US extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada