China says Canada's attempt to link U.S. trade matter with other issues doomed to fail

Record ID: 1449479

  • Title: China says Canada's attempt to link U.S. trade matter with other issues doomed to fail
  • Date: 20th December 2019
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (DECEMBER 20, 2019) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG ARRIVING FOR REGULAR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "Here's a piece of advice for Canada--efforts to gang up on us or tie other items to the agenda to pressure China will remain futile and ineffective." JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "As for the two citizens Canada is constantly nagging (us) about, these two people were suspected of conducting activities that harm China's national security. China's investigative departments have completed their investigation and, in accordance with the law, have handed them over to procuratorate which will review (the evidence) and prosecute (the suspects)." JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "Whoever started the trouble first should end it. We urge Canada to value China's solemn stance and concerns, correct their mistakes and immediately release Ms. Meng Wanzhou to allow her to peacefully return to China. Currently, the full responsibility of creating difficulties for the China-Canada relationship completely lies with Canada." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 3rd January 2020 10:24
  • Keywords: Canadians Chinese jail Michael Kovrig Michael Spavor Ottowa Trudeau trade deal trade talks trade war
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001BAS3N9P
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:China's foreign ministry said on Friday (December 20) Canada's attempt to link Sino-U.S. trade matters with other issues is doomed to fail.
    Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comments at a regular media briefing when asked about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's latest remarks on China-U.S. trade talks.
    Trudeau said on Thursday (December 19) that the U.S. government should not finalize a trade deal with China unless the pact also secured the release of two Canadians detained by Beijing.
    The two men were picked up separately in December 2018, shortly after police in Vancouver held Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. arrest warrant. The two Canadians face state security charges.
    (Production: Martin Pollard, Joseph Campbell)
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