Canada summons Chinese ambassador after MP and his family harassed
by Leyland Cecco in Toronto from World news | The Guardian on (#6BF0Q)
Foreign affairs minister says Cong Peiwu was summoned to express frustration over attempts to meddle in Canadian politics
Canada has summoned China's ambassador as Justin Trudeau's government considers expelling a Chinese diplomat accused of involvement in a harassment campaign against a MP lawmaker and his family in retaliation for the lawmaker's criticisms of Beijing.
The foreign affairs minister, Melanie Joly, told a parliamentary committee on Thursday that her office had summoned Chinese ambassador Cong Peiwu to express frustration over attempts to meddle in Canada's domestic politics.
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