China's diplomat is expelled by Canada

Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat it accused of meddling in Ottawa's internal affairs, declaring the official 'persona non grata' as Beijing vowed to respond with "resolute countermeasures". China's embassy in Ottawa condemned the expulsion, insisting the allegations against Zhao Wei are "totally groundless" and that Beijing "never interferes in other countries' internal affairs." Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country's intelligence agency had withheld the information about Chong, but ordered the spy service to report potential threats immediately in future. Chong has been under Chinese sanctions since 2021, after he introduced a motion to declare Beijing's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim population a "genocide."