Commentary Canadians, and the world, have learned a lot about what passes for law in China following what is widely believed to be a hostage taking by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Two Canadians were incarcerated almost three years ago: Michael Spavor, a businessman who ran a travel and cultural exchange business between China and…
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September 6, 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’s Death Sentence Against Canada’s Schellenberg Is Terrorism
Commentary On Aug. 10, Canadian Robert Schellenberg lost an appeal against a death sentence, pronounced in a northeastern Chinese court. In China, “justice” is normally swift in these matters. Except the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) guillotine will, at least for the moment, likely be stayed by the high-profile politics of the case, which are by…
US Officials Condemn China Over Diplomatic Retaliation Against Lithuania
August 11, 2021
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The U.S. State Department and some members of Congress on Aug. 10 voiced support for Lithuania, after China threw a diplomatic tantrum over the Baltic nation’s decision to allow Taiwan to open an office in Vilnius under its own name. On Tuesday, China’s foreign ministry recalled its ambassador to Lithuania and demanded it recall its…
No One Enjoys ‘Fairer Hearing,’ Lawyer for Canadian Govt Says of Meng Wanzhou’s Extradition
No one had a “fairer hearing” than Meng Wanzhou, a lawyer for the Canadian attorney general told the court while arguing against a stay of proceedings, adding that no misconduct was involved in the Huawei executive’s extradition case. Robert Frater told the British Columbia Supreme Court on Tuesday that no misconduct from either the United…
China Court Upholds Canadian’s Death Penalty as Huawei CFO Battles Extradition
August 10, 2021
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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…
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