The Conservatives' foreign affairs critic is calling the Chinese foreign minister's admonishment of a Canadian reporter on Wednesday "unacceptable," while a former ambassador to Beijing sees the visiting minister's "tantrum" as fallout from years of troubled relations with the communist country. Chinese foreign minister not a 'softie'Wang's aggressive remarks can also be interpreted as an attempt by him to curry favour at home with this more nationalistic regime, Mulroney said. China's Foreign Minister criticizes Canadian reporter for her question3:03Wang appeared visibly angry as he delivered the scolding in the lobby of Global Affairs headquarters at a joint news conference with Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion. 'Tantrum' spells troubleDavid Mulroney, the Canadian ambassador to China under former prime minister Stephen Harper, said Yi's "tantrum" spells trouble for the new Liberal government. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it was "irresponsible" of a journalist from the web outlet iPolitics.ca to ask about human rights and the jailing of Kevin Garratt, a Canadian charged with espionage.

Source: CBC News June 02, 2016 22:17 UTC