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WASHINGTON — One of U.S. President Donald Trump’s top advisers says he’s “proud” of Canada — and particularly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — for “hanging tough” on Huawei.

Economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters in Washington on Sunday that he’s grateful to Trudeau and Canada for helping the United States in its case against the Chinese tech company’s chief financial officer.

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RCMP arrested Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver’s airport in December at request of the U.S., which is seeking her extradition on fraud charges, and Trudeau has repeatedly said that the government will not interfere in the process.

Nine days after Meng’s arrest, China detained two Canadians on allegations that they were endangering the country’s national security. It also increased another Canadian’s sentence on drug trafficking charges from 15 years to the death penalty.

China has not linked the moves to Meng’s detention, but the fallout has nonetheless been a diplomatic chill between Canada and China in recent months.