USA ENGAGED IN RELEASE OF CANADIANS IN CHINA

  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed any suggestion that two Canadians being detained in China are on par with the arrest here of a Chinese tech executive at the United States’ behest, firing a counter-punch Thursday in an escalating feud between Canada and China.
   During an official visit to Canada, Pompeo said the Canadian detentions and Meng’s arrest are not “morally similar,” suggesting instead that linking these two issues is “what China wants to talk 

about.”

   Pompeo stressed that Trump was “unambiguous” in making it known that America is concerned about China’s “inappropriate behaviour” during a recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He added that American officials have engaged in “other diplomatic activity” to make the case for the release of Kovrig and Spavor.