Category: CCP’s Elite Families

Michael Kovrig: ‘It’s Fantastic to Be Back in Canada’

Michael Kovrig expressed his gratification for finally being back in Canada as he arrived in Toronto Saturday afternoon, after having been arbitrarily detained in Chinese prisons for over 1,000 days. “It’s fantastic to be back in Canada, and I’m immensely grateful for everybody who worked so hard to bring [me and Michael Spavor] back home,”…


Meng Extradition Hearing Enters Final Day; Judge Expected to Reserve Her Decision

VANCOUVER—Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearing is expected to wrap up today with lawyers for Canada’s attorney general making their final submissions in the case that has soured Canada’s relationship with China. The B.C. Supreme Court judge is expected to reserve her decision following the submissions as she considers whether the United States has presented enough evidence…


China Court Sentences Canada’s Michael Spavor to 11 Years

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…


China Court Upholds Canadian’s Death Penalty as Huawei CFO Battles Extradition

A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld a death sentence against Canadian citizen Robert Schellenberg, who is convicted of drug charges in China. Schellenberg has been detained in China since 2014. He was originally sentenced to 15 years in prison in late 2018, but shortly after the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Canada in…


Chinese Communist Elites Behind Sinovac Vaccine Manage US Pension Funds

News Analysis Sinovac Biotech is the largest producer of the COVID-19 vaccine in China. Despite concerns over the efficacy of the Sinovac vaccine, the biopharmaceutical company’s subsidiary made a net profit of $1.67 billion in the first quarter of this year alone. While Sinovac is generating large profits, it’s noteworthy that some of its investors have strong political…


Judicial Phase of Meng’s Extradition Process Scheduled to Begin Today at B.C. Court

VANCOUVER—The final set of hearings in the extradition case of Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou are due to begin today in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Legal arguments are expected over the next few weeks from the Department of Justice and Meng’s lawyers over whether she should be extradited to the United States. Meng…


Judge Issues Reasons for Rejecting New Evidence in Meng Wanzhou’s Extradition Case

VANCOUVER—A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won’t allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case because it doesn’t “expressly” support the Huawei executive’s claim that the United States’ case against her is “manifestly unreliable.” Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes ruled July 9 against admitting the evidence but her reasons for the judgment were…