“She basically bought her way out of the U.S. criminal justice system, even though she admitted to committing all the egregious conduct in the indictment,” says Kash Patel. Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was recently given a deferred prosecution agreement and allowed to return to China. And almost immediately after, the “two Michaels” imprisoned […]
In a major move for international relations, Canadian authorities have released Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s CFO, Meng Wanzhou. And on the other end, Chinese authorities released two detained Canadian citizens dubbed Canada’s “two Michaels”—Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Given the close proximity of the releases, some analysts are describing the move as Chinese hostage diplomacy.
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on their way back to Canada, the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a news conference on the evening of Sept. 24. Trudeau said the two men, who have been imprisoned in China since December 2018, boarded a plane with Canada’s ambassador Dominic Barton enroute to Canada […]
Hundreds of people gathered in a park in the Canadian capital Ottawa to mark the 1,000th day since China arrested two Canadians on spying charges, a case that has soured diplomatic ties between Ottawa and Beijing. The protesters demanded the release of businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig. Many carried banners and wore white shirts […]
A lawyer for Canada’s attorney general says Meng Wanzhou’s legal team is omitting important information in the extradition case against her and is instead presenting an “alternative narrative,” as the formal hearing for the case is set to wrap up today. Robert Frater told the British Columbia Supreme Court that Meng’s 2013 presentation to international bank HSBC […]
Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou’s actions were part of a “coordinated plan” that exposed international bank HSBC to risks of economic prejudice, penalties, and losses, said a lawyer for Canada’s attorney general. Robert Frater told the British Columbia Supreme Court that HSBC was entitled to make decisions about providing financial services based on “honest and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DANDONG, China—The Chinese regime on Friday put on trial one of two Canadians held for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive. Canada said its consular officials were refused permission to attend the proceedings against Michael Spavor, who is accused by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) […]
TORONTO—China has accused detained Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor of acting together to steal state secrets, an announcement that comes just days after Canada said it will proceed with a U.S. extradition request against a Huawei executive. In a statement online, the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (PLAC) accused […]
