The hundreds of thousands of Canadians currently living in Hong Kong are 'very, very welcome' to come home anytime, according to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
OTTAWA -- The hundreds of thousands of Canadians currently living in Hong Kong are "very, very welcome" to come home anytime, according to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
As the tensions continue to boil over in the region, Freeland would not commit to bringing in any specific amount of asylum seekers from Hong Kong. She did, however, emphasize Canada's general continued openness to those seeking refuge from dire situations abroad. The system set out Hong Kong's economic and administrative independence from China after it was no longer a British colony.
"Britain would then have no choice but to uphold our profound ties of history and friendship with the people of Hong Kong." Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was pressed for answers during his Tuesday press conference on whether Canada intends to take any action to support Hong Kong, but did not explicitly provide an answer.
The arrest infuriated China, which subsequently arrested Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in what the Canadian government has described as retaliation — though China insists otherwise. China also briefly banned the import of Canadian beef and pork, blaming it on a banned animal feed additive they claim was found in a shipment of Canadian pork.
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