Canadian Michael Spavor awaits verdict after China spying trial
3 years, 9 months ago

Canadian Michael Spavor awaits verdict after China spying trial

Al Jazeera  

Proceedings in Dandong lasted just two hours with fellow Canadian Michael Kovrig due to face court on Monday. Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians detained by China more than two years ago, appeared in court on Friday morning to face charges of espionage, in a case seen in Ottawa and Washington as a retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a top Huawei executive on an extradition warrant from the United States. China detained Spavor and fellow Canadian Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, in December 2018, just days after Canadian police arrested Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer. “Michael is just an ordinary Canadian businessman who has done extraordinary things to build constructive ties between Canada, China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” they said. “He loved living and working in China and would never have done anything to offend the interests of China or the Chinese people.” Spavor’s trial took place at the Dandong Intermediate People’s Court, which sits along the Yalu River opposite North Korea, the isolated country that Spavor visited regularly as a businessman.

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Canadian businessman Michael Kovrig who spent 1,019 days in Chinese prison on espionage charges reveals why he never let them see him cry
3 months ago

Canadian businessman Michael Kovrig who spent 1,019 days in Chinese prison on espionage charges reveals why he never let them see him cry

Daily Mail  

A man has detailed how he was kept captive for 1,019 days by the Chinese government. At the time, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau panned the Chinese Communist Party's case against the pair, saying they were arrested on 'trumped-up charges' to 'pressure' Meng's release. Known widely as the 'princess of Huawei', she is seen here at an extradition hearing a …

Compensation Canada paid exposes its spying, lying and false narratives
9 months, 1 week ago

Compensation Canada paid exposes its spying, lying and false narratives

China Daily  

Flags of Canada and China are placed for the first China-Canada economic and financial strategy dialogue in Beijing, in this Nov 12, 2018 file photo. Since the arrest of Spavor in 2018, the Canadian government had been hyping up China's "arbitrary detention". Information released by China's security authorities shows that Spavor was for a long time active in the areas …

China sentences elderly US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 7 months ago

China sentences elderly US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

Op India  

A Chinese court has sentenced a 78-year-old American citizen to life in prison on spying charges, CNN reported. A permanent resident of Hong Kong, John Shing-Wan Leung, was convicted of spying and given a life sentence on Monday by the Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city of Suzhou, as per a statement on the court’s social media account. The …

Canada's 'two Michaels' released on bail for 'medical reasons', Chinese state media says, after return of Meng Wanzhou
3 years, 2 months ago

Canada's 'two Michaels' released on bail for 'medical reasons', Chinese state media says, after return of Meng Wanzhou

ABC  

Over the weekend, Chinese state media was awash with the news of the return of the "Huawei princess", Meng Wanzhou. Key points: Chinese state media waited 36 hours to publicise the release of the two Michaels The press has focused on the diplomatic win of Meng Wanzhou's return to China The case has once again put a spotlight on two …

Kovrig, Spavor return home to Canada after China release
3 years, 3 months ago

Kovrig, Spavor return home to Canada after China release

Al Jazeera  

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were picked up in December 2018 on charges of espionage but critics described it as ‘hostage diplomacy’. Footage from TV channel CTV showed Trudeau welcoming businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig when they arrived in the western Canadian city of Calgary on Saturday. — CSIS Canada September 25, 2021 Kovrig and Spavor were …

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou strikes deal with US prosecutors
3 years, 3 months ago

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou strikes deal with US prosecutors

Al Jazeera  

The chief financial officer of Chinese firm Huawei was arrested in Canada in December 2018 on charges of violating United States sanctions. Huawei Technologies Co. executive Meng Wanzhou and the U.S. Justice Department have reached a deal to resolve criminal charges against her, a breakthrough in a case that raised tensions between China, Canada and the U.S. Federal prosecutors in …

Canadians mark 1,000 days since Spavor, Kovrig’s China detention
3 years, 3 months ago

Canadians mark 1,000 days since Spavor, Kovrig’s China detention

Al Jazeera  

Beijing condemns ‘gross interference’ by Canada as US expresses support for two Canadians held in China amid Huawei dispute. Supporters of two Canadian men imprisoned in China marked the pair’s 1,000th day of “unjust” detention on Sunday, as the United States called for their release and Beijing condemned what it called Canada’s “gross interference” in its judicial sovereignty. Michael Kovrig …

Extradition hearings in Canada for Huawei’s Meng come to a close
3 years, 4 months ago

Extradition hearings in Canada for Huawei’s Meng come to a close

Al Jazeera  

Meng was detained on a US request in December 2018, with China arresting two Canadians just days later. Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s fight in a Canadian court against extradition to the United States to face fraud and conspiracy charges has wrapped up after nearly 1,000 days of testimony. Just a few days later China detained two Canadian men – businessman …

Chinese court jails Canadian for 11 years on spying charges
3 years, 4 months ago

Chinese court jails Canadian for 11 years on spying charges

Al Jazeera  

Businessman Michael Spavor, who has been detained since December 2018, was found guilty by a court in Dandong. A court in China has found Canadian businessman Michael Spavor guilty of spying, sentencing him to 11 years in prison, in a decision likely to further undermine already poor relations between China and Canada. Spavor, who for years ran a travel and …

Huawei CFO fights extradition as Beijing raises pressure
3 years, 4 months ago

Huawei CFO fights extradition as Beijing raises pressure

Al Jazeera  

Lawyers for Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer made a final push for a Canadian court to reject a U.S. extradition request, as Beijing raised pressure on Ottawa with a series of rulings in criminal cases against Canadian nationals. The Canadian government condemned the moves, which the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing called a “blatant attempt to use human beings …

Canada to appeal ‘unjust’ conviction of businessman in China
3 years, 4 months ago

Canada to appeal ‘unjust’ conviction of businessman in China

Al Jazeera  

Canadian foreign minister says Michael Spavor’s conviction for spying in China is the result of a ‘sham trial’. Canada says it will appeal the conviction of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor in China, condemning the 11-year sentence for spying as the result of a “sham trial”. Spavor “was convicted of espionage and illegally providing state secrets”, Dandong city’s Intermediate People’s Court …

Chinese court could rule on Canadian Spavor as soon as Wednesday
3 years, 4 months ago

Chinese court could rule on Canadian Spavor as soon as Wednesday

Al Jazeera  

Michael Spavor, a businessman, was jailed in December 2018 and tried for spying in March this year. A Chinese court is expected to rule as early as Wednesday in the case of imprisoned Canadian Michael Spavor, a Canadian source directly familiar with the matter told the Reuters news agency. Chinese authorities arrested Spavor, a businessman, in December 2018, days after …

2nd Canadian goes on trial in China on spying charges
3 years, 9 months ago

2nd Canadian goes on trial in China on spying charges

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A second Canadian citizen held for more than two years on spying charges in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a senior executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei went on trial in Beijing on Monday. At a daily afternoon news briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said, “The Canadian side made irresponsible remarks on China’s law-based handling …

Michael Kovrig goes on trial in China as wife calls for release
3 years, 9 months ago

Michael Kovrig goes on trial in China as wife calls for release

Al Jazeera  

Diplomats refused access to espionage trial of Canadian who has been held in detention for 833 days. The wife of Michael Kovrig, one of two Canadians detained in China for more than two years and now accused of spying, has renewed calls for the pair’s immediate release as Kovrig’s trial got underway behind closed doors in a Chinese court. Jim …

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor: Court dates set for two Canadians detained in China on espionage charges
3 years, 9 months ago

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor: Court dates set for two Canadians detained in China on espionage charges

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Two Canadian citizens charged with espionage in China will go on trial Friday and Monday, more than two years after they were first detained. In a statement Thursday, Canada’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marc Garneau, said the country’s embassy in Beijing “has been notified that court hearings for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are scheduled to …

Two Canadians held in China to have court hearings this month
3 years, 9 months ago

Two Canadians held in China to have court hearings this month

Al Jazeera  

Canadian foreign minister decries ‘arbitrary’ detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, held for more than two years. Two Canadians imprisoned in China for more than two years on spying allegations will have court hearings later this week, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs said on Wednesday. “Our embassy in Beijing has been notified that court hearings for Michael Spavor and …

Canadian officials meet ex-diplomat held in Chinese custody
3 years, 11 months ago

Canadian officials meet ex-diplomat held in Chinese custody

Al Jazeera  

Ottawa says foreign ministry officials met online with Michael Kovrig, who has been held in China since December 2018. Canada said its officials have met online with former diplomat Michael Kovrig who has been held in China for more than two years in a case linked to the detention of an executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Kovrig and businessman …

Two Canadians held in China put on trial for alleged espionage
4 years ago

Two Canadians held in China put on trial for alleged espionage

Al Jazeera  

Foreign ministry says the two Canadian nationals are ‘suspected of endangering China’s national security’. Confirming the men had been indicted and tried, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the two Canadian nationals “are suspected of endangering China’s national security”. Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne issued a statement on Wednesday marking their two years of captivity, saying: “These two Canadians are …

Kovrig, Spavor ‘strong’ after two-year China detention: Canada
4 years ago

Kovrig, Spavor ‘strong’ after two-year China detention: Canada

Al Jazeera  

Two Canadians were detained shortly after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and accused of spying. Two Canadian men who have been detained by China for more than two years, in what Canada sees as retribution for its arrest of a top Huawei executive on US extradition charges, are in good mental and physical condition, Ottawa’s ambassador to Beijing said …

Trudeau Slams China on Repressive Measures in Hong Kong, Detention of Uighur Muslims
4 years, 2 months ago

Trudeau Slams China on Repressive Measures in Hong Kong, Detention of Uighur Muslims

News 18  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned China on Tuesday that its “coercive diplomacy,” repressive measures in Hong Kong and detention of Uighur Muslims are counterproductive for itself and the rest of the world. “We will remain absolutely committed to working with our allies to ensure that China’s approach of coercive diplomacy, its arbitrary detention of two Canadian citizens alongside other …

Canadian extradition judge deals Huawei CFO legal blow
4 years, 2 months ago

Canadian extradition judge deals Huawei CFO legal blow

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A senior executive for Chinese …

Trudeau attacks China’s ‘political’ detention of two Canadians, as prison letters sent from Beijing are published
4 years, 6 months ago

Trudeau attacks China’s ‘political’ detention of two Canadians, as prison letters sent from Beijing are published

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The decision by China to charge two Canadians with espionage was clearly political, the country’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, said Tuesday, after a top Chinese diplomat warned him to “stop making irresponsible remarks” about the case. In a regular press conference this week, Zhao said that “the Chinese judicial organs handle cases independently and guarantee the …

Trudeau slams China’s ‘political’ detention of two Canadians
4 years, 6 months ago

Trudeau slams China’s ‘political’ detention of two Canadians

Al Jazeera  

Prime minister says China is prosecuting Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor over Canada’s arrest of top Huawei executive. Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, has slammed China’s “political” detention of two Canadians, accusing Beijing of holding the pair on spying charges in retaliation for his country’s arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecoms company Huawei. At his daily …

China charges 2 Canadians with espionage
4 years, 6 months ago

China charges 2 Canadians with espionage

The Hindu  

Chinese prosecutors said on Friday they have charged two detained Canadians for suspected espionage, indictments that could result in life imprisonment, in a case that has driven a diplomatic wedge between Ottawa and Beijing. Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were arrested in late 2018 on state security charges, soon after Canadian authorities arrested Huawei Technologies Co’s chief …

China starts prosecuting two Canadians held on spying charges
4 years, 6 months ago

China starts prosecuting two Canadians held on spying charges

Al Jazeera  

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been held since December 2018 and not allowed to see a lawyer or family. China has started prosecuting on spying charges two Canadians who were detained in December 2018 shortly after Huawei boss Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver following a US extradition request. Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were picked …

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