Meng Wanzhou
FILE - Peng Shuai, of China, serves to Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
Peng Shuai saga hews to familiar script in China

By Sarah Dilorenzo Feb. 07, 2022 05:53 AM EST

A visitor to the Shougang Park walks past the a sculpture for the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. China on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, threatened to take "firm countermeasures" if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China dismisses UK, Canada Olympic boycott as 'farce'

Dec. 09, 2021 06:05 AM EST

Canada joins US and allies in Beijing Olympics boycott

By Rob Gillies Dec. 08, 2021 12:52 PM EST
TORONTO (AP) — Canada will join the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns...

FILE - In this March 31, 2021, file photo, Chief Financial Officer of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, returns to British Columbia Supreme Court after a break from her extradition hearing, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Chinese telecommunications equipment firm Huawei said Monday, April 12, 2021, that it has reached an agreement with HSBC in Hong Kong to obtain documents that its chief financial office Meng Wanzhou hopes will help prevent her extradition to the U.S. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Canadian judge grants Huawei CFO request to delay hearings

Apr. 21, 2021 05:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2020, file photo, an employee wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus stands inside a Huawei flagship store in Beijing. Chinese tech giant Huawei said Wednesday, March 31, 2021, it eked out a gain in sales and profit last year but growth plunged after its smartphone unit was hammered by U.S. sanctions imposed in a fight with Beijing over technology and security.(AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
China's Huawei says 2020 sales rose despite US sanctions

By Joe Mcdonald Mar. 31, 2021 04:16 AM EDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Guilin in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Monday, March 22, 2021. (Lu Boan/Xinhua via AP)
China, Russia officials meet in show of unity against EU, US

Mar. 23, 2021 01:15 AM EDT

Policemen wearing face masks patrol at the compound of No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing, Monday, Sept 22, 2021. The Beijing court was expected to put on trial second Canadian citizen Michael Kovrig held for more than two years on spying charges in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior executive of the telecoms giant Huawei. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
2nd Canadian goes on trial in China on spying charges

By Sam Mcneil Mar. 22, 2021 03:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this file image made from March 28, 2018, video, Michael Kovrig, an adviser with the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based non-governmental organization, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. A Communist Party newspaper says China will soon begin trials for two Canadians, Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who were arrested in December 2018 in apparent retaliation for Canada’s detention of a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies. (AP Photo, File)
Newspaper: China to soon try 2 Canadians on spying charges

Mar. 12, 2021 03:40 AM EST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen as he speaks virtually with United States President Joe Biden from his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
More policy, less pomp as Biden and Trudeau meet virtually

By Aamer Madhani, Rob Gillies And Josh Boak Feb. 23, 2021 05:03 AM EST

FILE - In this April 21, 2013, file photo, members of the Wu-Tang Clan perform on stage in front of their band logo at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. China has made a formal complaint to Canada over T-shirts with a similar bat-like logo ordered by a Canadian Embassy staffer in Beijing that allegedly mocked China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, in an apparent mix-up between the city of Wuhan and the hip-hop group. There are allegations the virus originated in bats and then spread to people in the city of Wuhan in late 2019. (John Shearer/Invision via AP)
China not convinced by Canada's Wu-Tang Clan explanation

Feb. 03, 2021 06:08 AM EST

In this Nov. 12, 2018, file photo, flags of Canada and China are placed for the first China-Canada economic and financial strategy dialogue in Beijing, China. China says it has lodged a formal complaint with Canada over T-shirts ordered by one of the country’s Beijing Embassy staff that allegedly mocked China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. (Jason Lee/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Wu-Tang Clan or Wuhan? T-shirt ignites new China-Canada tiff

Feb. 02, 2021 07:41 AM EST

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks after receiving her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Harris speaks with Trudeau in first foreign leader call

By Alexandra Jaffe Feb. 01, 2021 08:14 PM EST

Chief Financial Officer of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou gets into her truck as she leaves her home in Vancouver, British Columbia, to go to the British Columbia Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada judge won't relax Huawei CFO bail conditions

Jan. 29, 2021 02:37 PM EST

FILE - In this file image made from March 28, 2018, video, Michael Kovrig, an adviser with the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based non-governmental organization, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. China's Foreign Ministry said Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 that two Canadians, including Kovrig, held for two years in a case linked to a Huawei executive have been indicted and put on trial, but gave no details. (AP Photo, File)
Diplomats contact Canadian held for over 2 years in China

Jan. 23, 2021 12:12 AM EST

FILE - In this file image made from March 28, 2018, video, Michael Kovrig, an adviser with the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based non-governmental organization, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. China's Foreign Ministry said Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 that two Canadians, including Kovrig, held for two years in a case linked to a Huawei executive have been indicted and put on trial, but gave no details. (AP Photo, File)
Canada says 2 citizens held in China have not been tried

Dec. 10, 2020 05:14 AM EST

Ambassador visits Canadians detained in China in Huawei case

Nov. 20, 2020 01:31 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Canada’s ambassador to China has visited a pair of Canadians held for almost two years amid a dispute over the arrest of an executive of Chinese...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a press conference during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Trudeau looks to Biden for help in dispute with China

By Rob Gillies Nov. 09, 2020 01:50 PM EST

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
China denies Canadians 'arbitrarily' detained over Meng case

Oct. 12, 2020 06:13 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2020 03:09 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 30 The Wall Street...

FILE - In this March 28, 2018, file image made from video, Michael Kovrig, an adviser with the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based non-governmental organization, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. China told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, June 22, 2020 to “stop making irresponsible remarks” after he said Beijing's decision to charge two Canadians with spying was linked to his country's arrest of a Chinese tech executive. (AP Photo, File)
China to Canada PM: Stop 'irresponsible remarks' on spy case

Jun. 22, 2020 06:10 AM EDT