China has said that Canada is posing a threat to Chinese citizens, as Canada called the recent “arbitrary detentions” of Canadians “a threat to all countries”.
Canadian foreign minister Chrystia Freeland made the statement earlier on Thursday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Beijing of arbitrarily using the death penalty and called world leaders to solicit their support.
China also sentenced another Canadian, Robert Schellenberg, to death on Monday in a sudden retrial of his drug-smuggling case.
Relations between China and Canada turned frosty last month after Canadian authorities arrested Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, on a U.S. extradition request.
