'We will not be intimidated': PM Trudeau says after China retaliates, expels Canadian diplomat

Beijing declared a Canadian diplomat as "persona non grata" Tuesday in retaliation for Ottawa's expulsion of a Chinese consular official, over allegations of foreign interference. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said she would speak Tuesday afternoon with Shanghai consul Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, whom she described in French as "a very respected career diplomat." Earlier Tuesday, Beijing declared it would expel Lalonde in retaliation for Canada sending a Chinese envoy packing. The Canadian Se