Canadian election winner to face continued Chinese pressure

Arrest of Huawei CFO haunts Ottawa with citizens detained by Beijing

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China is Canada's second most important bilateral relation after the US, but ties have deteriorated since the end of 2018. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)

JULIET O'NEILL, Contributing writer

OTTAWA -- Beijing's application of pressure on Canada since the arrest last December of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecom group Huawei, presents a significant challenge to whoever wins the Canadian federal election on Oct. 21.

China's reprisals have demonstrated what former diplomat Guy Saint-Jacques calls "the dark side" of Canada's most important bilateral relationship after that with the United States.

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