China's ambassador warns Trudeau off 'provocation' as diplomatic ties fray
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China’s ambassador is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to avoid further 'provocation' as Canada weighs whether to launch a public inquiry into claims the Chinese government meddled in its elections.
Ambassador Cong Peiwu said Friday that Canada should consider returning to a more independent foreign policy rather than following the lead of the U.S., its neighbor and biggest trading partner.
“We would like to see the relationship back on track, but it’s up to the Canadian side to make sure that they will correct mistakes and not to be engaged in any further provocation or confrontation,” Cong said in an interview.
Cong spoke for nearly 30 minutes inside the opulent Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, which opened in the early 1970s after Trudeau’s father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. The U.S. didn’t establish formal diplomatic ties with China until 1979.
