国内英语资讯:China hits back at Canadian accusation over drug smugglers death sentence
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 16-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="official">official</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="sentencing">sentencing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="smuggler">smuggler</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Hua">Hua</span> <span word="Chunying">Chunying</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Chrystia">Chrystia</span> <span word="Freeland">Freeland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Schellenberg">Schellenberg</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="over">over</span> 222 <span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="methamphetamines">methamphetamines</span>, <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="inhumane">inhumane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span>."</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inhumane">inhumane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="humane">humane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>?" <span word="Hua">Hua</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="over">over</span> 222 <span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="methamphetamines">methamphetamines</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>."</p><p><span word="Recalling">Recalling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Opium">Opium</span> <span word="War">War</span> (1840-1842), <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="law">law</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>' <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> "<span word="arbitrary">arbitrary</span>", <span word="Hua">Hua</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>."</p><p><span word="Schellenberg">Schellenberg</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dalian">Dalian</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="Schellenberg">Schellenberg</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="respectively">respectively</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>.</p>
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