Zhao WeiChinese diplomat torontoAnd jennifer lynn lalondeCanadian consul Shanghai, They have five days to pack their bags and return to their country. The expulsion of diplomats also marks a new abyss. bilateral relations between Canada And Chinese, punished by years of cross-arrests and irreparable distrust.
The last crisis was born in an information from a Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail citing intelligence sources, accusing Zhao of “intimidating” the conservative lawmaker, michael chong. This Canadian politician Chinese for being the catalyst for the parliamentary proposal that defined the counter-campaign. Uyghur ethnicity in the western province xinjiang. The Canadian news outlet claims that Zhao will help gather information about Chong’s relatives. Hong Kong and “to set an example” to deter criticism beijing.
Mutual expulsion of diplomats
Information has created a storm that is pushing the world. Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to clarify last week chinese ambassador to canada He said he would not tolerate any further involvement in domestic politics. This was insufficient for the conservative opposition, which was very critical of the government’s supposed composure. Three days later, last Monday, ottawa specified “persona non grataZhao and ordered him to leave the country. It remains only to know who the comprehensive is. canadian diplomatic agency Beijing would pick this morning. has been Consul Jennifer Lynn Lalonde.
In addition, Chinese He explained that he reserved the right to “take further action” in response to his diplomat’s “irrational” and “unscrupulous” expulsion, which had previously violated “the most fundamental principles of international relations”. He denied it last week, saying “slander and slander” Accusations against Zhao and today chinese embassy He spoke of “ideological prejudices and political manipulations”.
rebels relations with china It has been a part of Canadian public and political debate in recent years. about the prime minister Justin TrudeauStones rained down from their laziness towards their verses. services espionage, and the word he learned from the press convinced very few. Trudeau scolded the agency for not sending the report to him, and ordered it to share any further threat with parliament. “It’s too little, it’s too late,” said Chong, an alleged intimidated lawmaker who said Zhao should have been deported “years ago”. According to him, this passivity Canada “in a place like a playground for tampering and threats.” “I hope this sends a clear message to authoritarian states that such activities are completely incompatible with the practice of diplomacy in this country.”
incurable crisis
China-Canada bilateral relations Hopelessly ruined by 2018. Huawei case, full attack on ex-US president donald trump opposite chinese technology. Canada came under the crossfire of the two superpowers when Washington blamed the company’s heir and top executive. meng wanzhouFor breaking the Iranian embargo and asking its northern neighbors to arrest them.
China’s laments about the political nature of the process were not unreasonable, given that Trump later clarified that a deal in the trade war would lubricate the happy outcome.. The slaps were thrown by Canada anyway. two of its nationals, Michael Spavor And michael kovrigHe was arrested in China on steamy espionage charges and spent nearly three years behind bars.
In the last episode, insecurity was underlined in a scene. top G20 in Bali. Xi JinpingThe Chinese President scolded Trudeau in front of the cameras for leaking the details of the previous day’s meeting to the media.