Canada readies for trade retaliation from China

Open this photo in gallery: China condemned the expulsion of Zhao Wei, pictured in Toronto, and vowed ‘all consequences arising therefrom shall be borne by the Canadian side.’Easy Media Canadian businesses and farmers are once again steeling themselves for retaliation from China as Beijing seeks to punish Canada for expelling a Chinese diplomat, raising the spectre of a trade war at a time when the Canadian and global economies are already vulnerable. On Monday the federal government expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei for interfering in Canadian politics by targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong's family. The Chinese embassy condemned Canada's move…