OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland firmly rebuffed China’s latest demand Thursday to free high-tech scion Meng Wanzhou , saying it would set a dangerous precedent that could endanger all Canadians abroad. In December, China detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in apparent retaliation for the RCMP’s arrest of Meng, a Chinese high-tech executive, on a U.S. extradition warrant. Trump and Trudeau are to discuss the ongoing effort to ratify the new North American trade agreement as well as their shared challenges with China. Global Affairs Canada says Spavor received his eighth consular visit from Canadian diplomats on Thursday, one day after Kovrig’s latest visit. Freeland sidestepped a series of questions about the exact timing of Canada’s ratification during her press conference at the Canadian Embassy in Washington.

Source: thestar June 13, 2019 19:30 UTC