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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Steve Scherer and Doina Chiacu

China protests Canada's possible expulsion of diplomat

FILE PHOTO: China's ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks during a news conference for a small group of reporters at the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, Canada November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu on Thursday denied a Beijing official targeted a Canadian lawmaker and his family for his anti-China stance and denounced Ottawa's statement that it was considering expelling a Chinese diplomat.

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly earlier said she was "assessing different options including the expulsion of diplomats."

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