Canadian businesses and farmers are once again bracing themselves for retaliatory measures from China as Beijing seeks to punish Canada for expelling a Chinese diplomat. On Monday, the federal government expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei for interfering in Canadian politics by targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong’s family.
The Chinese embassy condemned Canada’s move and vowed to “take resolute countermeasures and all consequences arising therefrom shall be borne by the Canadian side.”
Canadian farmers are watching to see how Beijing responds, fearful of a repeat of the agricultural import restrictions that followed Canada’s arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. executive Meng Wanzhou in December, 2018.
Source: theglobeandmail.com