No Chinese media on Canada PM’s trip

As reported in 'The Japan News' : No Chinese media on Canada PM’s trip 4:00 am, August 24, 2014 The Associated Press TORONTO (AP)—Canada has banned journalists with China’s official news agency and the Communist Party newspaper from joining Prime Minister Stephen Harper on an Arctic trip, prompting complaints by Chinese reporters who say they’re being discriminated against. The ban comes at a time when relations between the two countries are already strained. The Canadian government recently accused Chinese hackers of infiltrating the computer systems of Canada’s top research and development organization, which China denies. Just a few days later, authorities in China arrested a Canadian couple on suspicion of stealing state secrets about military and national defense research. They remain in custody.