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China blames Canada for 'gross difficulties' in relationship, demands Huawei exec be freed

OTTAWA, Aug 22: The Chinese embassy in Canada said on Thursday that bilateral ties were suffering “gross difficulties” and demanded Ottawa free Huawei Technologies Co Ltd chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou.
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a sign board of Huawei at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Asia 2018 in Shanghai, China June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song
By Reuters

OTTAWA, Aug 22: The Chinese embassy in Canada said on Thursday that bilateral ties were suffering “gross difficulties” and demanded Ottawa free Huawei Technologies Co Ltd chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou.


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Relations have been icy since Meng was detained in Vancouver last December on a U.S. warrant. The embassy said in a statement that “Canada should release Ms. Meng Wanzhou immediately and ensure her safe return to China, and bring bilateral relations back onto the right track”.

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