It is very tense atmosphere between China and Canada for the time. The reason is that Huaweis chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada 1. December.
Meng is called in the united STATES for bankbedrageri and violation of the country’s sanctions against Iran.
13 canadians arrested
Since Meng was arrested in Canada in 13 canadians have been arrested in China, according to NTB. At least eight should have been released again.
Among the 13 is the former diplomat Michael Kovrig and consultant Michael Spavor, who was apprehended 10. December and accused of activities that threatened the nation’s security.
It has been suggested from several that pågripelsene of Kovrig and Spacor is a retaliation for the arrest of Weng.
Monday had U.s. president Donald Trump, and the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, a phone call in which they discussed the imprisonment of the two canadians.
the Prime minister would like to thank the president for the support from the united STATES after the arbitrary imprisonment of two canadian citizen in China, said a spokesman for Trudeau after the call.
More countries, including the Uk, France and Germany, in addition to the EUROPEAN union, have expressed concern over the arrests.
Canada has repeatedly set forth the requirement that the two diplomats must be set free.
Canada and other countries ‘ requirements and concerns are met on the very krast show from China’s ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye.
Accuses Canada of racism
In an article in the Ottawa newspaper the Hill Times goes Lu to the frontal attack on China’s critics, accuse them of bigotry and more than suggests that they are driven by racism.
“the Reason that some people are accustomed to the arrogant use of the bigotry caused by the western self-adoration and white power (white supremacy). What they have done is to not show respect for the law, but ridiculed and stomped on it”, writes the chinese ambassador.
Lice article, however, makes little to reject claims that China’s detention of the two canadians is a form of hevnaksjon.
“It’s a word that has been uttered by the canadians repeatedly the last time: the herse. They say that by arresting two canadian citizens as retaliation for Canada’s imprisonment of Meng, so the house China with Canada. For these people, so is China’s self-defense an insult to Canada,” writes Lu.
Lu also writes that “the elite” in Canada completely rejects the chinese law, required that the two canadians are released immediately. Lu also suggests that since Meng was arrested in Canada without breaking any canadian laws, so should Canada have never apprehended Huwei boss.
“It looks like that some people believe that only canadian citizens should be treated in a humanitarian manner, and that their freedom is considered to be valuable, while chinese people don’t deserve it,” writes Lu.
– Bizarre and unfortunate
One of the prime minister Justin Trudeaus former utenriksrådgivere, Roland Paris, calls the Lice’s claims “complete nonsense”.
– I have no idea what they tried to achieve with this article, but it will not help China’s case. The reference to “white supremacy” is bizarre and unfortunate, ” says Paris to the news agency AP.
Alex Lawrence, spokesman for the canadian minister of foreign affairs Chrystia Freeland, has not addressed the Lice claims, but has repeated a Canada is “deeply concerned about the arbitrary arrests” and asks that the two be released immediately.
Huawei-ceo released on bail
