Trudeau Rejects China Prisoner Swap; Pompeo Denounces Charges

  • PM says Canadian justice system is independent in Huawei case
  • U.S. and U.K. back his effort to press Beijing on detainees
Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference in Chelsea, Quebec on June 19.Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected calls for his government to send Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer back to China in exchange for two Canadian prisoners.

“No. We’re not considering that. Canada has a strong and independent justice system,” Trudeau said Monday at a press conference in Ottawa.