Canada summoned Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu over the alleged role of an embassy diplomat in targeting a Canadian lawmaker behind a parliamentary motion to label Beijing's treatment of Uighurs as genocide, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said on Thursday, noting that Ottawa is considering expulsion

A Canadian judge appeared skeptical of arguments made by prosecutors, questioning the validity of the case in the United States against Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who is facing possible extradition on several charges

The United States is calling on Beijing to provide continued consular access to two Canadian nationals detained in China on espionage charges and is troubled by the lack of transparency during their trial, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that Beijing's relationship with the Western world is at stake over the detention of two Canadians charged with espionage in China and other alleged instances of coercive diplomacy

Canada condemns the arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and urges authorities to comply with obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau said on Monday

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday expressed solidarity with Canada in opposing the ongoing two-year detention of two of its nationals in China, which is seen by Ottawa as a retaliation against the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday declined to comment on reports that US authorities and Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou are negotiating a possible plea deal that would allow her to return to China

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Friday that Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou had not committed any crimes as the United States and Canada have claimed and urged Ottawa to immediately release her and allow her to return to her home country

The case which brought tension between US, Canada and China comes along with US ban on Huawei which affects global technology and harmful to globalization

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed relations with China and the detention of Canadian nationals by Beijing with Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, Ottawa said in a statement on Wednesday