2023-05-04 20:31:57
The relationship between China and Canada may be frozen once more following the Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou incident. The Canadian media said that there were Chinese diplomats stationed there who were involved in threatening the relatives of Chinese-Canadian members of Congress in Hong Kong, but the intelligence agencies did not inform the parties following they learned of the incident. The Chinese Consulate General in Toronto issued a statement on Thursday, denouncing certain Canadian media and politicians for hyping up the incident with ulterior motives, and expressing strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this.
The statement of the Consulate General reiterated that the Chinese personnel abide by the “Vienna Convention on Consular Relations” and have never engaged in any activities inconsistent with their identities. The Canadian side spread false information and deliberately damaged the reputation and image of the Consulate General. It urged the Canadian side to respect the facts and immediately stop spreading rumors and smearing . Regarding the request by a member of the Canadian Congress to deport the suspected Chinese diplomat, Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said yesterday that China has always opposed any country interfering in other countries’ internal affairs, and has never had any interest in interfering in Canada’s internal affairs.
Threat report not notified to prime minister and parties
The Canadian “Globe and Mail” recently pointed out that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) obtained intelligence two years ago, showing that the relatives of Chinese-Canadian Congressman Michael Chong in Hong Kong were threatened, and that the Chinese President in Toronto A diplomat from the consulate was involved. Zhuang Wenhao said that he knew regarding the incident only following seeing the report, and requested that the Chinese diplomats involved be listed as persona non grata. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was not aware of the incident, and stressed that the intelligence agencies must report immediately if they encounter similar situations in the future.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/China/Canada accuses members of Congress of threatening Hong Kong family members-China-false information to spread rumors and smear/375125?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
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