Global News/Canadian Press: Chinese ambassador threatens ‘repercussions’ on Canada if Huawei 5G banned
Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye says Canada’s arrest of a Huawei Technologies executive was an act of “backstabbing” by a friend.
And Lu warns of “repercussions” if Canada bars the firm from its new 5G network for security reasons, as have three of its intelligence-sharing allies.
In a rare interview with Canadian journalists, Lu also told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to back off recruiting international support in Canada’s feud with China. He said it would be a bad idea for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to use the upcoming World Economic Forum summit in Davos to press that case.
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Update #1: China's envoy to Canada says Huawei 5G ban would have repercussions (Reuters)
Update #2: Canada's arrest of Huawei exec an act of 'backstabbing,' Chinese ambassador says (CTV News)
Update #3: China’s ambassador accuses Canada of ‘backstabbing’ in arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou (Toronto Star)
WNU Editor: This Chinese Ambassador in this interview was threatening, condescending, insulting, and arrogant. And while Canadian journalists who were present for this interview were taken aback by this behaviour, I was not. These are the type of diplomats that President Xi wants out there defending China's interests, and they do not care about the blow-back that it may cause.
