The United States and the international community issued a slew of statements in a growing chorus of condemnation over China’s hefty sentencing of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor. Spavor’s sentence of 11 years in prison dealt by a Chinese court on Wednesday was immediately condemned by Canada, as well as by representatives from the United States and 24…
China Draws International Condemnation Over Hefty Sentence Against Canadian Michael Spavor
August 12, 2021
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Trudeau Condemns Chinese Court’s 11-year Sentence in Canadian’s Espionage Case
August 11, 2021
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BEIJING—Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a Chinese court’s sentencing of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage on Wednesday was “absolutely unacceptable” and called for his immediate release. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also condemned the sentencing in a statement, saying that proceedings against Spavor and another Canadian charged…
Canada Condemns China After Court Sentences Michael Spavor to 11 Years in Prison
OTTAWA—Canada will continue to fight for the release of Michael Spavor and other Canadians arbitrarily detained in China, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau promised on Wednesday after a Chinese court sentenced the entrepreneur to 11 years in prison. Garneau in a news conference said the government condemns “in the strongest possible terms” the prison sentence,…
China Court Convicts Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 Years in Prison in Espionage Case
August 10, 2021
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A Chinese court convicted Canadian businessman Michael Spavor of espionage on Wednesday and sentenced him to 11 years in prison, in a case seen in Ottawa and Washington as part of a wider diplomatic spat with Beijing. His sentencing comes as lawyers in Canada representing the chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei make…
China Court Convicts Canada’s Michael Spavor to 11 Years
August 10, 2021
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A Chinese court on Wednesday convicted Canadian businessman Michael Spavor of espionage, sentencing him to 11 years in prison, in a case widely seen as part of the Chinese regime’s pressure campaign against Canada over the arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. A statement from the Dandong’s Intermediate People’s Court in northeastern China’s…
China Court Sentences Canada’s Michael Spavor to 11 Years
August 10, 2021
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A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor of espionage, sentencing him to 11 years in prison, in a case widely seen as part of the Chinese regime’s pressure campaign against Canada over the arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. Meng’s lawyer returned to court on Aug. 4 to fight against…
O’Toole Warns Canadians Not Safe in China After Court Upholds Death Sentence
OTTAWA—Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole accused Beijing of using the death penalty for political purposes on Tuesday after a Chinese court upheld the sentence of a Canadian sentenced to death in a drug case. O’Toole also reopened the door to a Canadian boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in China, warning the Chinese government’s recent…
Meng Wanzhou’s Lawyer Returns to Court to Fight Extradition of Huawei CFO
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer returned to court on Wednesday to fight the extradition case of Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer. The final round of hearings for Meng’s extradition case began in the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver. Defence lawyer Mona Duckett told the court that the United States “misused” the extradition process and accused the United…
Canada Spent Nearly $6 Million on Chinese Contracts Since Arrest of ‘2 Michaels’
Canada has awarded nearly $6 million in contracts to China-based firms since Beijing’s arbitrary detention of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, according to Conservative MP John Williamson. First reported by Blacklock’s, Williamson, through an inquiry on March 10, received reports showing that federal departments and agencies issued $5.8 million in contracts to firms based…
US Secretary of State Calls on China to Release Kovrig, Spavor
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has joined in the call for the release of the two Canadians who have been arbitrarily detained in China since 2018. “We join our partners in calling on Beijing to immediately release the two arbitrarily detained Canadians, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig,” Blinken wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “Human…
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