China accuses Canada of meddling over Hong Kong law
Protesters amass outside police headquarters in Hong Kong over a national security law, which critics say will be used to repress protest and dissent, on June 21, 2019. – EPA pic, July 5, 2020.
CHINA yesterday accused Canada of meddling after Ottawa said it was suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong to protest a tough new national security law imposed there by Beijing. In a statement published on the website of the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, a spokesman denounced what he said were Canada’s “unwarranted comments” on the new law, saying Canadian leaders had “grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs.”
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