U.S. Calls Canadian’s Death Sentence in China ‘Politically Motivated’
- Beijing’s action poses global threat, Trudeau minister warns
- Tensions escalate further in feud over Huawei executive
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The U.S. State Department said a death sentence issued to a Canadian this week in China was a political decision, with Justin Trudeau’s top diplomat calling the detention of two other men a threat to all nations.
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, speaking to reporters near Montreal, said Canada is in a “difficult moment” after the arrest of a top Huawei Technologies Co. executive last month in Vancouver on a U.S. extradition request. Nine days after that, a Canadian diplomat and a businessman were seized separately by state security officers in China.