Don’t accept invites to Chinese embassy, former envoy tells cabinet ministers

Former envoy John McCallum, who was fired over remarks he made about the extradition of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou, was initially scheduled to appear before committee, but was a no-show.

Members of the House Committee on Canada-China Relations on Monday heard from Guy Saint-Jacques, pictured at far left, who served as Canada's ambassador to China from 2012 to 2016, and Howard Ballach, left, who was in the role from 1996 to 2001. The Hill Times photograph by Palak Mangat

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BY PALAK MANGAT

March 9, 2020

A former Canadian ambassador to China says federal cabinet ministers should refrain from accepting any invitations to the country’s embassy and to take a bilateral approach based on “reciprocity” amid ongoing tensions. �...

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