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OTTAWA 鈥?Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the territory, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.Canada will also treat sensitive goods being exported to Hong Kong as if they were being sent to mainland China.Effective immediately, Canada will not permit the export of sensitive military items to Hong Kong, Trudeau said in a news conference. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW China imposed strict new controls on Hong Kong this week, meant to give Beij
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