Coronavirus: Chinese embassy in Canada to investigate claims 1 million N95 masks were substandard
- China ‘has always placed emphasis on the quality of its exports’, mission says, as it ask for matter not to be politicised
- Canada’s Public Health Agency earlier rejected the masks, saying they were not fit for use by frontline workers
After reading about the incident in the media, the embassy said in a notice on its website on Saturday that it had contacted Canada’s Public Health Agency and its minister for foreign affairs to confirm the reports.
“China has always placed emphasis on the quality of its exports, and the government has placed stricter supervision on medical equipment,” it said.
“If specific issues arise during cooperation to fight the virus, we should solve them with a matter-of-fact attitude, instead of giving politicised interpretations.”
China and Canada had been supportive of each other since the coronavirus outbreak began, the notice said.
Canada had bought medical equipment from China through many channels and China had provided assistance and convenience, it said.
