UPDATE: China lodges stern representations with Canada, expressing strong dissatisfaction over declaration opposing ‘arbitrary detention’
Yang Sheng Published: Feb 13, 2021 09:34 PM Updated: Feb 16, 2021 09:00 AM
China, Canada Photo: VCG
China expresses its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition over the declaration on opposing "arbitrary detention" issued by Canada and some other countries, and China has lodged solemn representations with Canada, Chinese Embassy in Canada said on Tuesday.
The Canadian side issued the so-called declaration against "arbitrary detention" with some other countries, and deliberately arranged someone from the Human Rights Watch to accuse China of "arbitrary detention" of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor at the launch of the declaration, which is totally fact-distorting and ill-intentioned, a spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy said.