Evening Update: Beijing responds in kind to Canada expelling Chinese diplomat

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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: China expels Canadian diplomat, threatens further retaliation in election interference row Hours after Canada expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei for interfering in the country’s politics, Beijing has responded in kind, while threatening potential further retaliation in a dispute that has plunged relations to a new low. The move won’t sway Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa today. “We understand there is retaliation, but we will not be intimidated,” he said. China’s Foreign Ministry said Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, a Shanghai-based diplomat, had been declared “persona non grata” and told to...