China Issues Tit-for-Tat Travel Advisory Against Canada

Very odd, it is, that a day after Canada issues a travel advisory against China for arbitrary arrest, and the possibility of a death sentence for drug-related crimes, that China would issue a tit-for-tat government advisory as well. This has occurred due to the arrest of Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou due to an extradition request from the US. Her extradition hearing is scheduled for 2019 Feb 05.

Here is the Chinese travel advisory, with Google translation:

外交部领事司提醒:近期谨慎前往加拿大

新京报快讯(记者 黄钟方辰)据外交部领事司消息,近期,加拿大发生中国公民被加执法部门以第三国要求为由任意拘押事件。外交部和中国驻加拿大使领馆提醒中国公民结合自身情况,充分评估前往加拿大旅行的风险,近期谨慎前往加拿大。如遇紧急情况,请及时联系中国驻加使领馆寻求协助。外交部全球领事保护与服务应急呼叫中心电话(24小时):+86-10-12308或+86-10-59913991。

The Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminds: recently cautiously traveled to Canada

The Beijing News (Reporter Huang Zhongfang Chen) According to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recently, in Canada, Chinese citizens were arbitrarily detained on the grounds of the requirements of third countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in Canada reminded Chinese citizens to fully assess the risks of travel to Canada in light of their own circumstances and have recently traveled cautiously to Canada. In case of emergency, please contact the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in Beijing for assistance. The Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 hours): +86-10-12308 or +86-10-59913991.

In fact Canada has bilateral extradition treaties with over 50 different countries going back many decades. This should not be news to anyone. Canadian extradition treaties can be found on the Government of Canada website. Here is the US extradition treaty. All extradition treaties are public and easily found.

In 2007, the RCMP-Interpol website listed the following countries as having extradition treaties with Canada: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States and Uruguay.source

We should thank China for publicizing Canada’s extradition treaty policy for the benefit of Chinese citizens.

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