Trudeau Ousts China Envoy After Comments About Huawei Case
- Canadian PM asked for resignation on Friday, and received it
- John McCallum had said he thinks Meng Wanzhou had strong case
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ousted his ambassador to China in the middle of a diplomatic feud with Beijing after a string of public remarks drew criticism.
Trudeau asked for, and got, the resignation of John McCallum on Friday, according to a statement from his office issued Saturday. The move comes amid the fallout of Canada’s arrest in December of Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, at the request of the U.S., which has angered China.