Ottawa
\nCanada\u2019s tourism minister has postponed her visit to China amid a diplomatic row between the two countries over the arrest here of a top executive of Chinese telecom firm Huawei.<\/p>\n
Tourism Minister Melanie Joly had plans to visit Beijing to attend the closing ceremony of the \u2018Canada-China Year of Tourism 2018\u2019 but the two nations have mutually agreed to postpone the event, according to the spokesman of the minister.It is the latest casualty amid the mounting diplomatic tension between the two countries with the potential for a trade war involving the US too.<\/p>\n
The row started when Canadian officials detained Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei, on an extradition request from the US.Meng has been released on a USD 10 million bail. She was arrested in Vancouver following an extradition request by the US. The US said she had done business with Iran which violated US trade sanctions against Tehran.The arrest caused great public outcry in China, with many denouncing the move as \u201cvile\u201d and \u201cagainst human rights\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Chinese official media said \u201cCanada chose to ignore the international rules and obey the United States, paying the bill for America\u2019s bullying actions…Canada\u2019s misdeeds, which are lawless, unreasonable and callous, have caused serious damage to its relations with China…and hurt the Chinese people\u2019s feelings\u201d.<\/p>\n
In a potential act of retribution, Canadian nationals Michael Spavor, an entrepreneur, and Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, were arrested in China, with the Chinese foreign ministry stating that they are \u201cbeing investigated\u201d on suspicion of \u201cactivities that endangered China\u2019s national security. This has led to more tension between the two nations.<\/p>\n
The simmering differences became apparent on December 12 when Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland confirmed that Kovrig was detained in Beijing earlier this week.<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump further complicated matters when he stated he would intervene in the case if he thought it could lead to a trade deal.<\/p>\n
The detention of the two Canadian citizens and Trump\u2019s statement about his possible intervention turned the matter from a legal issue, to a political one, with the detained Canadians and Meng serving as bargaining chips between the US and China, with Canada caught in the middle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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