OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits he is worried about the “unintended consequences” of an escalating trade fight between China and the United States, but will give no ground to demands he get involved in an extradition case.With two Canadians now detained in China after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the behest of the U.S., Trudeau says he will “stand up for” the rule of law and the independence of Canada’s judiciary, which is now handling the American extradition request.And the prime minister took a more direct shot at both China and the U.S. President Donald Trump, who has suggested Meng’s case could be used as a bargaining chip in his larger security and trade dispute with China.“Other countries can politicize their judicial system or make arbitrary actions,” Trudeau told Citytv in Toronto. “We are going to demonstrate that the best way not just to protect our citizens but to support the jobs the future the stability that Canadians expect is by standing up for our values in a clear unequivocal way that protects our interests.” While China has not publicly drawn a direct link between Meng’s arrest and the detention of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, Trudeau did appear to tie the cases together when asked about strained relations.“China is reacting to the arrest of one of their citizens, but we are being absolutely clear on standing up for our citizens who’ve been detained, trying to figure out why, trying to work with China to demonstrate this is not acceptable,” he said.Read more:Canada gets to access Kovrig in China, as tourism minister postpones tripCanada caught between a rock and a hard place in the case of Huawei’s Meng WanzhouChina levels national security accusations against two detained CanadiansJustin Trudeau links China’s detention of 2 Canadians to U.S. extradition request for Huawei executiveOn Friday, fiv ...
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