Canada’s special committee on China relations has been on break since Parliament was prorogued nearly a month ago, leaving some Canadians concerned about their safety as China-related tensions spike around the world. Last week, two Australian journalists fled China after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures, marking further aggression that raises questions about the safety of Canadian journalists in China. It’s a terrible time for work on Canada-China relations to grind to a halt, critics say. Burton also urged Ottawa to advise Canadian media outlets to pull their correspondents from China. With files from Alex Boutilier and the Associated PressJoanna Chiu is a Vancouver-based reporter covering both Canada-China relations and current affairs on the West Coast for the Star.

Source: thestar September 16, 2020 15:52 UTC