Freeland spoke a day after the United States joined Canada in calling on Beijing to release the pair, who were held after Canadian authorities arrested a senior Chinese executive on a U.S. extradition warrant. “I will continue in the coming days, along with Canada’s ambassadors around the world, to be speaking with foreign counterparts about this issue,” Freeland told reporters on a conference call. “Our ambassadors … will be speaking directly in an organized effort with their counterparts.” As well as the United States, Britain and the European Union have also expressed support for Canada.
