Canada on Monday expelled a Chinese diplomat after cabinet members learned that he allegedly ordered authorities in Hong Kong to monitor and possibly intimidate the relatives of a Conservative lawmaker critical of Beijing’s treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority.
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said that Zhao Wei of China’s consulate-general’s office in Toronto was declared “persona non grata.” A Canadian official said Mr. Zhao now has five days to leave the country.
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