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ROME, Aug 26 — Canadian Foreign Minister  met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Rome yesterday and urged Beijing to release two citizens of Canada it has detained, Ottawa said. Champagne also raised Canada's opposition to China over its treatment of Hong Kong, said a government official...

Wednesday, 26 Aug 2020 02:24 PM MYT

ROME, Aug 26 — Canadian Foreign Minister met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Rome yesterday and urged Beijing to release two citizens of Canada it has detained, Ottawa said. Champagne, in Europe on an official trip, met Wang in a hotel for 90 minutes. The two men previously held face-to-face talks in Japan in November 2019.

Soon after, China arrested Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig and charged them with spying. It also blocked imports of some canola seed.

 

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