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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday swiped at former President Trump during his first bilateral meeting with President Biden, praising the current administration for its early.
Biden Warns China To Free Two Canadians Being Held As âBartering Chipsâ
by : Cameron Frew on : 24 Feb 2021 09:37
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US President Joe Biden has urged China to free two Canadians being held as âbartering chipsâ by the country.
The White House warning came after the POTUS held a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pledging to cooperate with the northern nation to ensure the safe release and return of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been detained for more than two years.
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The âtwo Michaelsâ were taken into custody by Chinese authorities in December 2018, allegedly on suspicion of national security violations. Canada has accused China of conducting âhostage diplomacyâ with the men.
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“We’re launching a high-level, climate-ambition ministerial and to align our policies and our goals to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,” Biden said in a speech following a bilateral meeting with the Canadian leader.
U.S. Special Climate Change Envoy John Kerry and his Canadian counterpart, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, will host the ministerial.
The partnership comes after Biden revoked a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have transported 830,000 barrels a day of carbon-intensive heavy crude from Canada’s Alberta to Nebraska, on his first day in office last month – one amid a flurry of executive orders aimed at curbing climate change.