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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to step down on May 15, Deputy Wong to succeed
8 months, 1 week ago

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to step down on May 15, Deputy Wong to succeed

India TV News  

Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday said he will step down on May 15 and announced that he will be succeeded by his deputy Lawrence Wong. "I will relinquish my role as Prime Minister on May 15 2024, and DPM Lawrence Wong will be sworn in as the next Prime Minister on the same day," the statement …

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Canada says ‘highly probable’ China had role in targeting of lawmaker
1 year, 4 months ago

Canada says ‘highly probable’ China had role in targeting of lawmaker

Al Jazeera  

Canada says an ‘information operation’ in May on the platform WeChat targeted opposition legislator Michael Chong. The Canadian government has alleged it was “highly probable” that China played a role in an online campaign targeting one of the country’s opposition lawmakers, as tensions persist over questions of foreign political interference. In a statement on Wednesday, Global Affairs Canada, the country’s …

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Beijing vows 'resolute countermeasures' after Canada expels Chinese diplomat
1 year, 7 months ago

Beijing vows 'resolute countermeasures' after Canada expels Chinese diplomat

Firstpost  

Beijing called for ‘resolute countermeasures’ and strongly condemned the Canadian side for declaring a Chinese diplomat as “persona non grata” on Monday. Canada on Monday expelled a Chinese diplomat in Toronto who allegedly sought to target Canadian lawmaker Michael Chong and his Hong Kong-based relatives over Chong’s support for a parliamentary motion that called Beijing’s treatment of its Uyghur minority …

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China to expel Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move
1 year, 7 months ago

China to expel Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Al Jazeera  

Expulsion comes after Canada said it was sending home a Chinese diplomat amid an alleged attempt to intimidate a Canadian legislator. China’s foreign ministry will expel a Canadian diplomat from the country’s Shanghai consulate as a “reciprocal countermeasure” hours after Canada declared a Chinese diplomat in China’s Toronto consulate as “persona non grata” over alleged involvement in a campaign to …

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Canada expelling Chinese diplomat over alleged legislator threats
1 year, 7 months ago

Canada expelling Chinese diplomat over alleged legislator threats

Al Jazeera  

Canada is expelling a Chinese diplomat after Zhao Wei was accused of being involved in a campaign to intimidate a Canadian opposition legislator critical of Beijing. In a statement on Monday, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said the Canadian government has designated Zhao, a diplomat based in Toronto, “persona non grata”. China sanctioned Chong in 2021 after he spearheaded a Canadian …

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China denies claims it tried to ‘coerce’ Canadian MP, relatives
1 year, 7 months ago

China denies claims it tried to ‘coerce’ Canadian MP, relatives

Al Jazeera  

Statement comes after a Canadian newspaper said Beijing had sought information about a legislator’s relatives who may be in China to ‘make an example of this MP’. China has denied media reports of a Chinese consular officer “coercing” a Canadian legislator and his family, saying the claim has “no factual basis and is purely baseless”. The statement from the Chinese …

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