Chinese diplomat calls Justin Trudeau 'running dog of US' as tensions escalate

China and Canada have clashed repeatedly in recent months over Beijing's treatment of its Uighur minority

A Chinese diplomat has dismissed Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau as a boy" in a social media attack marking a new low in the fractured relationship between the two countries.

China and Canada have clashed repeatedly in recent months, and last week the two countries imposed sanctions on each other in a growing row over Beijing's treatment of its Uighur minority.