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Canada ‘will not be intimidated’ by China, PM Trudeau says

'We understand there is retaliation, but we will not be intimidated,' Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says [File: Blair Gable/Reuters]

Canada “will not be intimidated” by China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said, after the Chinese government said it is expelling a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move linked to allegations Beijing sought to intimidate a Canadian legislator and his family.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trudeau said his government made the decision to expel Zhao Wei, a Chinese diplomat based in Toronto, from the country this week after “careful consideration”.

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