Following charges of a foreign influence operation, Canada labels a Chinese ambassador 'persona non grata'.

Canada has decided to expel a Chinese diplomat on Monday, following an uproar in the country over allegations of political meddling, which Beijing has fiercely denied. The news follows weeks of uproar in Canada sparked by revelations that an accredited Chinese diplomat had targeted opposition lawmaker Michael Chong and his relatives in China following his criticisms of Beijing’s treatment of its Uyghur minorities. Beijing has denied accusations of political interference in Canada, saying the claim has no factual basis and is groundless. The allegations have become a growing political problem for the government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has said that intelligence services failed to brief him on Chong’s alleged targeting. Last week, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly previewed the possibility of retaliatory action against China, but warned that Canada needed to carefully weigh how China might react.