Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat for allegedly targeting a Canadian politician, in the latest example of Ottawa’s harsher tone towards Beijing over everything from electoral interference to Taiwan.
Canada’s foreign minister Mélanie Joly said Ottawa had declared Zhao Wei “persona non grata”. One Canadian official said the diplomat, who was posted to the Toronto consulate, was given five days to leave Canada.
“We will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in our internal affairs,” Joly wrote on Twitter on Monday. “Diplomats in Canada have been warned that if they engage in this type of behaviour, they will be sent home.”
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