Trudeau says Canada will push back in China row, urges de-escalation in Hong Kong

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that Canada will stand up to China in a deepening diplomatic and trade spat, while renewing calls for de-escalation of Hong Kong protest tensions."We must recognize that China is a growing power and increasingly assertive towards its place in the international order.The two nations have been locked in a feud since December 2018 when Canada detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a flight stopover in Vancouver.