Canada calls Chinese diplomat ‘persona non grata’ | National Newswatch
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is expelling Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei, whom Canada's spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong.
Calls for Zhao to be expelled began last week after a report in the Globe and Mail that CSIS had information in 2021 that the Chinese government was looking at ways to intimidate Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. the federal government has confirmed that report. "This is a decision not to be taken lightly and the foreign minister is leaning into this very, very carefully."
The threats against Chong came after he successfully sponsored a motion in the House of Commons labelling Beijing's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in China a genocide.China has previously insisted it does not interfere in other countries' internal affairs, but says it will respond to what it calls provocations.
Trudeau has appointed former governor general David Johnston as a special rapporteur to dig into the issue, including whether a public inquiry is needed.
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