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I always liked Pompeo. Canada can't be trusted on many issues, but these two detained Canadians have nothing to do with these issues. These two have been held hostage by the filthy communist government of China.
Sadly, the communists are right about the double standard on justice that is in Canada. We have the worst Access to Justice in the G20.
Pompeo says U.S. focused on helping secure release of 2 Canadians in China
OTTAWA -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed any suggestion that two Canadians being detained in China are on par with the arrest here of a Chinese tech executive at the United States' behest, firing a counter-punch Thursday in an escalating feud between Canada and China.
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been held in China since shortly after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the request of American authorities, who want to try her over allegations of fraud in violating Iran sanctions. Her extradition hearing is ongoing.
During an official visit to Canada, Pompeo said the Canadian detentions and Meng's arrest are not "morally similar," suggesting instead that linking these two issues is "what China wants to talk about."
These are fundamentally different matters than the Canadian decision to use their due process and the rule of law to behave in a way that's deeply consistent with the way decent nations work," Pompeo said.
Pompeo unprompted and curt interjection came in the wake of a question to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland during a joint press conference after the two wrapped up one-on-one meetings. A reporter from the New York Times -- which has long been in U.S. President Donald Trump's crosshairs -- asked Freeland if Canada has sought for the U.S. to withdraw its extradition request in order to secure the releases of Kovrig and Spavor.
Sadly, the communists are right about the double standard on justice that is in Canada. We have the worst Access to Justice in the G20.
Pompeo says U.S. focused on helping secure release of 2 Canadians in China
OTTAWA -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed any suggestion that two Canadians being detained in China are on par with the arrest here of a Chinese tech executive at the United States' behest, firing a counter-punch Thursday in an escalating feud between Canada and China.
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been held in China since shortly after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the request of American authorities, who want to try her over allegations of fraud in violating Iran sanctions. Her extradition hearing is ongoing.
During an official visit to Canada, Pompeo said the Canadian detentions and Meng's arrest are not "morally similar," suggesting instead that linking these two issues is "what China wants to talk about."
These are fundamentally different matters than the Canadian decision to use their due process and the rule of law to behave in a way that's deeply consistent with the way decent nations work," Pompeo said.
Pompeo unprompted and curt interjection came in the wake of a question to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland during a joint press conference after the two wrapped up one-on-one meetings. A reporter from the New York Times -- which has long been in U.S. President Donald Trump's crosshairs -- asked Freeland if Canada has sought for the U.S. to withdraw its extradition request in order to secure the releases of Kovrig and Spavor.
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