Canada says returning suspects to China needs to be done by law

Beijing

CANADA agreed to start talks about an extradition treaty with China rather than formal negotiations for such a deal, the country's ambassador to China said on Friday, adding that returning suspects would have to meet Canadian legal standards.

Canada and China said this month that they would talk about a possible extradition treaty, which China has long wanted so that it can press for the return of people whom it says are corrupt officials who have fled to Canada.