China's ambassador to Canada leaves his post

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Chinese ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, who has served since 2019, has left his post and returned to China, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday (Apr 21), with the news emerging during a senior Canadian diplomat's visit to the Asian nation.

China 's ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks during a news conference for a small group of reporters at the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, Nov 22, 2019. Chinese ambassador to Canada , Cong Peiwu, who has served since 2019, has left his post and returned to China , a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday , with the news emerging during a senior Canadian diplomat's visit to the Asian nation.

China's foreign ministry said earlier that Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu held talks with visiting Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister David Morrison and the two discussed"China-Canada relations and other issues of mutual interest and concern." Relations between Ottawa and Beijing have been tense since 2018 when Canadian police detained Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies, on a US warrant. Later, Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were taken into custody by China.

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