THE LATEST | CANADACBC: Lai’s sentencing could heighten Beijing’s diplomatic tensions with foreign governments. It drew criticism from around the world.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement urged authorities to grant Lai humanitarian parole. The sentence, Rubio said, “shows the world that Beijing will go to extraordinary lengths to silence those who advocate fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong.”
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand in a statement also called for Lai’s release on humanitarian grounds and said Canada was disappointed with the outcome…