The Canadian government said that Canadian diplomats demanded that the Canadian traffic star Wu Yifan's appeal trial in Beijing was officially rejected.

The Chinese official media Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday (July 25) of the Wu Yifan case that the court notified the Canadian embassy in China in accordance with relevant regulations before the trial.In order to protect the privacy of the victims, appeal trials are not open to the public.

According to Reuters on Thursday (July 27), the Global Affairs Canada spokesman Jeremie Berube, a spokesman for Global Affairs Canada, who is responsible for managing government diplomacy and consular relations, said: "Beijing's in BeijingThe consular officer received a notice from the hearing and asked to attend, but this request was rejected by Chinese officials. "

Belubu said in a statement to Reuters that consular officials have been actively participating in Wu Yifan FanfanThe case, and provided consular assistance to him and his family.

The 32 -year -old Wu Yifan was charged with rape in 2022 and was decided to be sentenced to 13 years in prison and was exported by the People's Court of Chaoyang District of Beijing and was exported.