Pompeo tells Trudeau that U.S. officials are focusing on release of two Canadians in China

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday assured Canadian Prime Minister ...

OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday assured Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that American officials were working to free two Canadian men who have been held by China since late last year.

The pair, now facing espionage charges, were detained after Canadian police picked up Huawei Technologies Co Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver last December on a U.S. arrest warrant. “Please do note that our team is focused on helping those two Canadians be released,” Pompeo said at the start of a meeting in Ottawa with Trudeau and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland.Pompeo was visiting Ottawa for the day ahead of a weekend summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations in France where relations with China are set to be discussed.

In response, the Chinese embassy in Ottawa on Thursday blamed Canada for the “gross difficulties” in bilateral ties and demanded the release of Meng.

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