Trudeau says hopeful Biden will keep up pressure on China


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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also touted Kamala Harris's barrier-breaking victory as the first woman Vice President More Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he is hopeful that US President-elect Joe Biden's administration will keep up pressure on China to release two Canadians held for nearly two years. Beijing -- in an act widely decried by Western capitals as retaliation -- detained former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor on suspicions of espionage in December 2018, days after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wangzhou on a US warrant. At a news conference, Trudeau commented that his government has "worked...