Politics Briefing: Beijing responds in kind to Ottawa expelling Chinese diplomat

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Hello, 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. China’s foreign ministry said Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, a Shanghai-based diplomat, had been declared “persona non grata” and told to leave the country by May 13. It described the move as a “reciprocal countermeasure” in response to Canada’s own “unscrupulous” expulsion of Mr. Zhao, who CSIS said was part of efforts to target Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family after the lawmaker’s work spearheading...