Trudeau says U.S. should hold off on trade deal with China until Canadians released
Trudeau says U.S. should hold off on trade deal with China until Canadians released
STEVEN CHASE, ADRIAN MORROW U.S. CORRESPONDENT
/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeau-says-us-should-hold-off-on-trade-deal-with-china-until/
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he wants the U.S. government to hold off on wrapping up a new trade deal with China until Beijing releases two Canadians it locked up one year ago.
The Chinese government detained former diplomat Michael Kovrig and entrepreneur Michael Spavor in December, 2018, in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, a member of China’s corporate elite, on an extradition request from the United States.
In an interview with TVA network’s morning show Salut Bonjour that aired Thursday, Mr. Trudeau was asked about a tentative deal that would be a first step in ending a trade war between the United States and China – and whether it could lead to a resolution of the plight of Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor.
“We’ve said that the United States should not sign a final and complete agreement with China that does not settle the question of Meng Wanzhou and the two Canadians," Mr. Trudeau said in French.
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