China Confirms Arrests of Canadians Detained Amid Huawei Dispute
- Kovrig, Spavor held in secret for more than five months
- Trump this week moved to curb Huawei’s access to U.S. market
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China has formally arrested two Canadians detained since December, in cases that have further strained tensions between the countries.
Michael Kovrig, who works for the International Crisis Group, and entrepreneur Michael Spavor “were arrested in accordance with the law,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told regular news briefing Thursday in Beijing. Kovrig was arrested on suspicion of spying on state secrets for foreign entities and other intelligence crimes, while Spavor was held on suspicion of stealing state secrets for foreign entities, Lu said.