Champagne speaks with Chinese counterpart about coronavirus outbreak, detained Canadians GlobePolitics
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks with the media in Ottawa, on Jan. 28, 2020.Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has spoken to his Chinese counterpart about the coronavirus outbreak, a day after the World Health Organization called it a global health emergency.
A statement from Champagne’s office today says he and China’s Wang Yi also discussed the situation of the two Canadians imprisoned in China without access to lawyers or family members for more than a year. Canada is seeking Chinese approval to send a plane to the Chinese city of Wuhan to collect the 196 Canadians who have asked for help to leave.Champagne says he expressed solidarity with the Chinese people’s suffering from the outbreak and offered Canada’s help during their Thursday phone call.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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