Ottawa | Reuters — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada will not be intimidated by China following tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions by Ottawa and Beijing. Ottawa expelled Chinese diplomat […] Read more
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Canada will not be intimidated by China retaliation, Trudeau says
China seen as 'more sensitive about food security' now, CAPI says
U.S. judge dismisses indictment against Huawei executive
Related charges remain against company
New York | Reuters — A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed an indictment against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, formally ending a criminal sanctions case that […] Read more
Huawei executive’s U.S. bank fraud charges to be dismissed
Charges remain against company itself
Reuters — U.S. prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies, whose 2018 arrest […] Read more
Canada, China agree to suspend WTO canola dispute
Lifting of canola ban renders case moot
Berlin | Reuters — Canada and China have agreed to suspend proceedings against Chinese measures affecting the importation of Canadian canola seed, according to a World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint […] Read more
Canada to ban Huawei/ZTE 5G equipment, joining Five Eyes allies
Move comes as diplomatic tensions ease, canola block lifted
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. 5G gear to protect national security, joining the rest […] Read more
China lifts block on Canadian grain firms’ canola exports
Canola from Richardson, Viterra again allowed, officials report
Officials say China has reinstated market access for two major grain firms whose exports of Canadian canola have been blocked from Chinese ports since 2019. Canada’s Trade Minister Mary Ng […] Read more
Ambassador to China to leave post after helping free detainees
Canola, 5G access, other issues remain
Ottawa | Reuters –– Canada’s ambassador to China said on Monday he would soon leave his post after a two-year assignment where he helped secure the freedom of two Canadian […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures up on firm cash markets
Soybeans post modest gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about two per cent on Monday, rallying from early declines on support from tight domestic cash markets and spillover strength from crude […] Read more
Xi raised Huawei case in recent call with Biden, White House says
Washington | Reuters — The White House on Monday said a near-simultaneous release of a top Huawei executive and two Canadians detained shortly after her arrest was not a prisoner […] Read more
‘Two Michaels’ have left China, Trudeau says
Huawei CFO en route back to China
Ottawa | Reuters — Two Canadian citizens who were detained by Beijing for more than 1,000 days have left Chinese airspace and will arrive back in Canada early on Saturday, […] Read more