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Tag: John McCallum

  • Monday, January 28th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

    Huawei telecom dispute: Trudeau sacks Canadian ambassador in Beijing

    In a statement, the Canadian prime minister said: “Last night I asked for and accepted John McCallum's resignation as Canada's ambassador to China.”

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments Mr McCallum made about an extradition case involving a senior executive from the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Mr Trudeau said in a statement he had asked John McCallum to step down, but did not offer a reason.