Canada Confronts China Over Alleged Political Interference and Harassment.

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Canada Confronts China Over Alleged Political Interference and Harassment.
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Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly is considering expelling a Chinese diplomat after an intelligence report revealed that the official had sought to track down a Canadian lawmaker's family in Hong Kong to intimidate them. The lawmaker, Michael Chong, had backed a motion in parliament declaring China's treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority genocide. China denied the report and warned Canada of consequences if it continues "denigrating maliciously" the human rights situation in China.

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