China accused Canada of interfering in Hong Kong's situation, warning that it would respond after Ottawa suspended the extradition treaty with the special zone.

"China strongly condemns this action and reserves the right to apply further responses. All consequences from this will be the responsibility of Canada," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhao Lian Kien said.

The remarks came after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week suspended the Canada-Hong Kong Treaty, a bilateral agreement on the surrender of fugitive criminals was signed on June 13, 1997, just before Britain handed over Hong.

"Any attempt to exert pressure on China will fail. We call on Canada to immediately correct the mistake, stop interfering with the situation in Hong Kong and its internal affairs, avoiding sabotage of relations.

Canada's decisions in response to China's passage of Hong Kong security laws, identified four crimes of infringing upon national security, including secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign countries.

Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne accused Hong Kong's security law of "violating international obligations, disregarding the Basic Law of Hong Kong and the high autonomy of the special zone under the framework of" one country, two regimes ".

Hong Kong's security chief John Lee said Canada needed to explain before the law, as well as to the world, the reason for the suspension of the extradition treaty, saying he was "extremely disappointed" and strongly opposed the move.

Relations between Beijing and Ottawa have been strained since 2018 after Canada arrested Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou at the request of the United States.