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Canadian PM fires envoy to China after remarks on Huawei case

2019-01-27 09:53:35       source:The Straits Times

January 27, 2019


OTTAWA (REUTERS) - In an unprecedented move, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday (Jan 26) said he had fired his ambassador to China, who prompted a political furor with comments about Huawei's high-profile extradition case.


John McCallum had embarrassed Trudeau's Liberal government by saying Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou could make a strong argument against being sent to the United States.


Opposition legislators and former ambassadors accused McCallum of unacceptable political interference in an affair which has badly damaged relations between Canada and China.


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