On Tiananmen Anniversary, Canada Says It Has Real Concerns Over China’s Human Rights

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a Liberal Party caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 2, 2019. Chris Wattie/Reuters

OTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on June 4 by expressing what he called “real concern” about China’s human rights record.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated since December when police in Vancouver detained Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. arrest warrant.