From Beijing's Tiananmen Square, President Xi Jinping told the nation Tuesday as it celebrated 70 years of Communist Party rule that nothing could stymie China's progress.

China's Embassy in Ottawa told Canada to "stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs" after the North American country made a statement with the European Union in support of the right to peaceful assembly in Hong Kong.

China says local authorities have detained a Canadian citizen on drug-related charges.

During a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss trade Thursday, President Donald Trump called on Democrats to pass a new North American trade deal.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge accepted a proposal by the defence of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to begin her extraction hearing in January, more than a year after her arrest.

Canada commemorated the 30th anniversary since the violent crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square by urging China to reveal how many people were killed and imprisoned that day.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has granted temporary trade exemptions concerning Chinese telecom company Huawei, allowing companies that use its services to find other solutions.

The defense team for Huawei Technologies CO.'s chief financial officer delayed formal extradition proceedings Wednesday, saying the Canadian government is withholding evidence concerning her arrest.

A second Canadian citizen was sentenced to death in China on Tuesday for manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamine.

U.S. foreign policy experts have called on China to release Canadian Michael Kovrig, who has been detained 92 days on charges of stealing state secrets.

The Chinese government backed a lawsuit Friday by Huawei against the United States, which challenges a ban on federal employees owning products made by the telcom company.

Chinese electronics firm Huawei is suing the United States government, arguing that its ban on U.S. federal employees owning its products is unconstitutional.

In wide-ranging espionage charges Monday, China accused former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor of stealing state secrets.

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou filed a lawsuit alleging that she was denied her rights during her arrest last December.

The Canadian government on Friday said it would allow the extradition of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to the United States to proceed.