Canadian Diplomat Expelled From China In Tit-For-Tat Measure1 min read

On Monday, Canada moved to expel Zhao, with Foreign Minister Melanie Joly saying “we will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in our internal affairs.

Diplomats in Canada have been warned that if they engage in this type of behaviour, they will be sent home”.
The news follows mounting public pressure on the Canadian government to respond following revelations the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) found an accredited Chinese diplomat in the country had taken efforts toward targeting opposition lawmaker Michael Chong and relatives who may be Chinese, after he sponsored a motion to condemn China’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority group.

The intelligence was first reported by Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail earlier this month and comes amid public uproar over allegations that China attempted to meddle in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 elections.
Beijing has repeatedly denied accusations of political interference in Canada.
A statement from the Chinese Embassy in Canada on Monday following the expulsion announcement called the allegations “groundless” and added the move would undermine China-Canada relations.

Those relations have already come under significant strain in recent years, in particular following Beijing’s detention of two Canadians in China in a move widely seen as retaliation for Canada’s 2018 arrest of a Chinese businesswoman Meng Wanzhou.