Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday (26/1/2019) that he had fired his ambassador to China, causing a political stir with comments on the CFO's extradition case of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, who had previously been detained on charges. violation of US sanctions against Iran
“Last evening, I requested and accepted the resignation of John McCallum as Canada's ambassador to China,” Trudeau said in a statement without explaining why.
Earlier Thursday, Trudeau told reporters he had no plans to replace McCallum because he said Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou could make a strong argument against extradition to the UNITED STATES.
Opposition politicians have accused McCallum of political interference in a matter that damaged Canada-China relations.
Meng was arrested in Vancouver last month for alleged violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran. China then arrested two Canadian citizens on national security grounds.
When asked why McCallum was removed from office, Trudeau spokeswoman Eleanore Catenaro declined to comment.
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