Ambassador given ‘consular access’ to Michael Kovrig, the Canadian detained in China

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Dominic Barton spoke with the former diplomat on Thursday, China’s Foreign Ministry says

People hold signs calling for China to release Canadian detainees Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in Vancouver in 2019.Canadian officials have met online with former diplomat Michael Kovrig, who has been held in China for more than two years in a case related to an executive of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.

Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor have been confined since Dec. 10, 2018, just days after Canada detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is also the daughter of the founder of the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant.“The Canadian government remains deeply concerned by the arbitrary detention by Chinese authorities of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor since December 2018 and continues to call for their immediate release,” the ministry said.

Beijing says the detention of Meng, who is under house arrest at a mansion she owns in Vancouver, is politically motivated and has demanded her immediate and unconditional release. Canadian diplomats had been denied all access to the two men from January to October because of coronavirus precautions cited by the Chinese side.

 

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Liberals believe Sleepy Joe will come to the rescue.. Certainly better than she male PM who apologizes to China, but not to Canadians for HIS idiotic GG appointment.

If US cancels Keystone, we release MENG.

Awesome China!

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