Chinese envoy calls on Canada to take ‘concrete steps’ to resolve Meng extradition issue

China is still unable to understand that Canada's legal process is separate from its governmental process, says former diplomat Charles Burton.

Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu, pictured on March 12, 2020, in a sit-down interview with The Hill Times at the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, said Canada must take ‘concrete steps’ on the ‘outstanding issue’ of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to bring the bilateral relationship ‘back to track.’ The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

March 16, 2020

China's ambassador in Ottawa says Canada needs to take “concrete steps” to improve the Canadian-Chinese relationship, but would not say if China shares that responsibility. In an interview at the Chinese embassy on March 12, Cong Peiwu said Canada should “address” the case of detained Huawe...

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