Canada
-
Canada in talks over a possible boycott of the Olympics.
In the wake of the recent disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, Canada to explore a possible diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, according to a foreign affairs official. President Joe Biden announced this week that he is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Olympic Games next year during a…
-
Canada will appeal a businessman’s ‘unjust’ sentence in China.
Canada has announced that it will appeal Canadian businessman Michael Spavor’s conviction in China, calling the 11-year term for spying a “fake trial.” Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau cited a lack of evidence in the case against Spavor, who conducted a tourism and cultural exchange business between China and North Korea for years, at a…