
Canada declares Chinese diplomat ‘persona non grata’ amid election interference allegation
The Canadian government has expelled a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat who was allegedly involved in a scheme to intimidate a member of parliament. China is accused of seeking to target lawmaker Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong after he accused China of human rights abuses. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly declared diplomat Zhao Wei a “persona non grata” in a statement on Monday. China’s embassy in Ottawa said it condemns the expulsion. The move by Ottawa follows a Canadian intelligence report, which emerged in the Globe and Mail newspaper, that accused Mr Zhao of being involved in gathering information about … Continue reading Canada declares Chinese diplomat ‘persona non grata’ amid election interference allegation