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After confrontation over 'leaked' discussions, China calls Canada's manner 'condescending'

When Chinese President Xi Jinping confronted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over leaked conversations at the G-20 Summit in Indonesia. [AP Photo]

A Chinese spokesperson on Thursday accused Canada of acting in a "condescending manner" following a testy exchange between President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that underscores the depths to which the bilateral relationship has fallen.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning's comments came after Xi rebuked Trudeau at the G-20 summit on Wednesday over media reports on an earlier meeting during which Trudeau expressed concern about Chinese interference in Canada's internal affairs. The apparently spontaneous exchange with a translator present was captured on video.

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