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• Beijing says Canada-China relations ‘at a crossroads’ after Trudeau’s ‘coercive diplomacy’ comment

  China’s Foreign Ministry opened Dec. 27 news conference accusing Canada of 'misunderstanding' the communist regime and 'miscalculating' its approach to Beijing.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021
  
• Trudeau discusses detained Michaels, foreign policy with G7 leaders on 2nd day of summit

  Ramping up the worldwide vaccine campaign to beat COVID-19 is a major focus of the G7 Leaders' Summit, hosted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2021
  
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• Colleagues of detained Canadian Michael Kovrig appeal to China for his release at UN

  The president of the International Crisis Group and the United Nations ambassadors for Germany and Britain brought up Kovrig's case at a U.N. Security Council meeting.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2020
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• China denies Canadians ‘arbitrarily’ detained in response to Meng Wanzhou arrest

  China's foreign ministry spokesperson said it "firmly opposes the erroneous statements made by Canada."

  World

  Oct 12, 2020
• Bill Kelly: It’s time for Canada and China to make a deal

  Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are collateral damage in a diplomatic shootout between China and the United States — and that's not Canada's fight, Bill Kelly says.

  Commentary

  Dec 11, 2019