U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States will work with Canada to secure the release of two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, currently detained in China. Biden made the remarks during a virtual bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 23—the U.S. president’s first foreign meeting since his inauguration last month. “Human beings are not bartering chips,” Biden said of Beijing’s detainment of the two Canadians. “You know, we’re going to work together until we get their safe return.” “Canada and the United States will stand together against the abuse of universal rights and democratic freedoms. We’re going to strengthen our shared commitment to providing safe haven for refugees and asylum seekers, and so much more,” Biden added. The so-called “two Michaels” were arbitrarily detained and charged with spying by the Chinese regime in an apparent act of retaliation, after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer …
‘Humans Beings Are Not Bartering Chips’: Biden Pledges to Help Canadians Detained in China
February 24, 2021
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