CBC: John McCallum fired as ambassador to China amid diplomatic crisis
McCallum forced to walk back remarks he made regarding Meng Wanzhou's extradition
John McCallum has been fired as Canada's ambassador to China.
"Last night I asked for and accepted John McCallum's resignation as Canada's Ambassador to China," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement Saturday.
The statement didn't offer a reason for the removal, which comes in the middle of a diplomatic crisis with China. It caps off an especially tough week for McCallum after he controversially waded into the extradition request against Meng Wanzhou, an executive with Chinese telecom company Huawei.
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WNU Editor: When I read this post this morning I said to myself that this Ambassador should be fired right away .... 'Great for Canada' if US drops extradition request for Huawei CFO (AFP). A few hours later, that is exactly what happened. This is not how diplomats function. You accomplish nothing by criticizing the U.S. while taking the side of China .... who also so happens to be holding Canadians unjustly in jail. This is beyond stupid, but I guess he felt that he would be given a pass if continued to criticize U.S. legal protocols.
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