The United States and Canada on Sunday both called on Beijing to immediately release the two Canadian citizens, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who have been detained in China for 1,000 days in what many countries are labeling as “hostage politics.” Spavor and Kovrig were arbitrarily detained by the Chinese regime shortly after Canada arrested Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018 on a U.S. extradition request. The arrests of the two Canadians have widely been seen as retaliation against Canada for the arrest of Meng—a Chinese national who is chief financial officer for Huawei and daughter of its founder, Ren Zhengfei. Both Kovrig and Spavor have since been convicted of spying in closed Chinese courts—a process condemned by Canada and dozens of allies, including the United States. “Today marks the 1,000th day of the arbitrary detention of Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig by the People’s Republic of China …