[OTTAWA] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he is 'disappointed' that China has formally charged two Canadians with spying, more than 18 months after their arrest amid a row between Beijing and Ottawa. Read more at The Business Times.
"We need a strong reaction from the federal government, not just soft diplomatic talk anymore," he told public broadcaster CBC.
Relations between Canada and China have hit rock bottom over the arrests. Beijing has blocked billions of dollars' worth of Canadian agricultural exports. He vowed with allies to pressure Beijing to"cease the arbitrary detention of these two Canadian citizens who are being held for no other reason than the Chinese government is disappointed with the independent proceedings of the Canadian judiciary".
However, people familiar with the matter have told AFP the two have endured hours of interrogation and during the first six months of detention were forced to sleep with the lights on. Mr Champagne said Ottawa also would seek clemency for a third Canadian, Robert Schellenberg, who faces execution on drug charges.
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