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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government moved Monday to expel a Chinese diplomat whom Canada’s spy agency allege was involved in a plot to intimidate an opposition lawmaker and his relatives in Hong Kong. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said in a statement that Canada has declared Toronto-based diplomat Zhao Wei as “persona non grata.” “We will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in our internal affairs,” she wrote. “Diplomats in Canada have been warned that if they engage in this type of behavior, they will be sent home.” Calls for Zhao to be expelled began last week after...
