Jim Nickel, a Canadian diplomat in Beijing, waited outside the Dandong Intermediate People's Court on March 19, 2021, where Canadian businessman Michael Spavor was on trial.NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images
China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that it summoned Beijing-based Canadian diplomat Jim Nickel over Canada’s participation in a statement issued by the foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations.
This is the latest in a string of diplomatic complaints made by Beijing after the G7 called on China on Wednesday to resolve tension around the Taiwan Strait in a peaceful manner.
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Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng summoned Nickel on Thursday and urged Canada to “immediately correct its mistakes” on the issue of Taiwan or “bear all consequences,” according to the Chinese foreign ministry statement published on Friday.
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