China assessed as a person no free Canadian Consul General in Shanghai Lynn Lalonde, giving her until May 13 to leave the country after Canada expelled a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat over allegations intimidation attempt against Michael Chong and his family, a Canadian MP who proposed a motion to declare Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang against a majority Muslim group genocidal.

“The alleged Chinese interference in the internal affairs of Canada is a complete nonsense, defamation and political manipulation based on ideology. Canada has declared Chinese diplomats persona non grata for unjustified accusations, violating basic norms of international relations and deliberately sabotaging China-Canada relations, which are inherently very bad,” said Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Beijing Foreign Affairs.

Faced with this, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would not be intimidated by the Chinese government, a country with which he has had strained diplomatic relations since 2018 after Canada arrested a senior Huawei executive and China responded by detaining two Canadians. Xi Jinping’s government denounces that the management of its Canadian counterpart follows the policy of the United States, on the other hand, Canada points the finger at China does not respect its sovereignty.

“We are aware that there will be retaliation, but we will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect our Canadian citizens from foreign interference or fear,” Trudeau said, referring to the alleged involvement of China in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian elections through secret funding some candidates, according to local media.

With information from AFP.