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Squeezed on All Sides, Trudeau Won’t Bend on China Prisoner Swap

  • PM under increasing pressure within Canada to free Huawei CFO
  • Leader toughens tone on Beijing’s ‘random arrests’ of citizens
Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference outside his Ottawa residence on May 27.

Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference outside his Ottawa residence on May 27.

Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg

Under mounting pressure to free a Huawei Technologies Co. executive, Justin Trudeau made it clear on Thursday he won’t give way -- even if that means two Canadians remain in jail in China.

The prime minister rebuffed calls from a group of prominent Canadians, including a former Supreme Court justice, to end the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou in exchange for China’s release of its two citizens.