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Canada’s canola producers watching as Carney heads to China for trade talksCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will arrive in Beijing Wednesday to relieve relations with China that were strained for more than six years under his predecessor, Justin Trudeau. Cooperation between the two countries has been overshadowed by the detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, the Meng Wanzhou affair and the disputes over foreign interference.CanadaJan 13
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Meng decision impact on Canada-China relationsThe BC Supreme Court decision on Meng Wanzhou’s ‘double criminality’ will continue to put Canada is a difficult spot, stuck between the U.S.A. And China, and with two Canadians imprisoned by Beijing. Aaron McArthur reports.Global News Hour at 6 BCMay 27, 2020
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Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou arrives at Vancouver courthouseCameras captured Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as she arrived back at the B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Meng continues to fight her extradition to the U.S. for alleged fraud.CanadaOct 27, 2020
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Marking 1,000 days since Canadians Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig detained in ChinaCanadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are marking 1,000 days of detainment in China. Their arrest is largely seen as retaliation to Canada’s arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. As Jeff Semple reports, many people believe a resolution to the Meng case is the only way to bring home the two Michaels.Global NationalSep 4, 2021
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Meng Wanzhou speaks after extradition order withdrawnHuawei executive Meng Wanzhou spoke Friday after attending court in B.C. where a U.S. extradition request was withdrawn, ending the court case that started with her initial arrest in 2018 in Canada. Wanzhou thanked her legal team for their work and family and friends for their care and help. She also said her life “has...CanadaSep 24, 2021
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Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou flies back to China from Vancouver after striking dealA plea deal has been reached between the U.S. and Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, clearing the way for her to return to China for the first time since her 2018 Vancouver arrest. Robin Gill has the details of the deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), and how it ended Meng’s extradition case in Canada.Global NationalSep 24, 2021
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Global National: Sept. 24After three years of house arrest in Vancouver, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou heads on a plane back to China because she struck a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the U.S. The terms of the deal, and what the end of Meng’s case could mean for foreign relations. Also, the Catholic Bishops of Canada apologize for...Sep 24, 2021
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What impact will Meng Wanzhou’s plea deal have on Canada/China relations?Professor Gordon Houlden of the University of Alberta China Institute discusses the release of Meng Wanzhou and what the resolution means for Canada/China relations.CanadaSep 25, 2021
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After nearly 3 years in Chinese prison, two Michaels return to CanadaAfter being detained for 1020 days in Chinese prison, Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are reuniting with their loved ones back home. The timing directly contradicts Beijing’s claims that their detention wasn’t a case of hostage diplomacy, since they were released right after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. She struck a plea deal, ending her...Global NationalSep 25, 2021
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Canada-China relations remain uncertain after Michaels, Meng Wanzhou releasedThe release of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and the return of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig has ended a tense chapter in Canada-China relations. But, is it enough to repair the deeply damaged relationship between the two? Eric Sorensen looks at the geopolitical implications and the uncertainty that lies ahead.Global NationalSep 26, 2021
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Meng Wanzhou leaves Vancouver home for B.C. court appearanceReporters capture Meng Wanzhou with her ankle monitor as she leaves her Shaughnessy home before heading to British Columbia Supreme Court. Meng’s lawyers are seeking to ease her bail conditions.CanadaJan 12, 2021
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Report: U.S. deal could allow Meng Wanzhou return to ChinaA plea deal may be in the works for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, two years after she was arrested in Vancouver at the request of the U.S. Abigail Bimman explains what Meng would have to agree to in this reported deal, and what it could mean for Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, the two Canadian...Global NationalDec 4, 2020
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Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou ask for Crown documentsLawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are demanding the Crown release documents they say proves police conspired against her when she was arrested at Vancouver International Airport. Grace Ke reports.Global News Hour at 6 BCAug 17, 2020
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Does Bob Rae support a prisoner exchange to secure the release of the “Two Michaels” held in China?Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Bob Rae as Canada’s new ambassador to the United Nations. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Rae was asked if he supports releasing Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, as many have called for, in an attempt to secure in exchange the release of Canadians Michael Spavor and MIchael Kovrig in China?CanadaJul 6, 2020
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China defends death sentence for Canadian convicted of making illegal drugsChina’s foreign ministry on Thursday defended a Chinese court’s decision to sentence a Canadian national to death for manufacturing drugs. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated that China takes drug crimes very seriously and that China’s death penalty “is a helpful deterrent and prevents drug crimes.” This is the third Canadian to be sentenced to death for...WorldAug 6, 2020
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Former Australian Prime Minister says there is a way out of the Canada-China spat over Meng WanzhouKevin Rudd, the former leader of Australia, from 2007-10 and then in 2013, says the U.S. Department of Justice can resolve the Meng Wanzhou crisis by treating it as a civil matter instead as a criminal prosecution.The West BlockJul 12, 2020
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Trudeau links Meng case to China detaining Canada’s ‘2 Michaels’Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has gone on record to connect Canada’s 2018 arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou with China’s detainment of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Mercedes Stephenson explains.Global NationalMay 21, 2020
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China sees Canada as a minor country it can push around: former ambassadorDavid Mulroney, Canada’s former ambassador to China, says China is angry at Canada — which it considers a small country — because of resistance to the Meng Wanzhou case.The West BlockMay 24, 2020
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More details released in Meng Wanzhou case after publication ban liftsA publication ban has been lifted in the case of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou who was detained by U.S. authorities at YVR over the weekend. And as Neetu Garcha reports, the allegations against her are now coming to light.Global News at Noon BCDec 7, 2018
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China demands Canada to ‘immediately release’ Huawei CFOChina’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang expressed resolute opposition to U.S. criminal charges against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd and it’s CFO Meng Wanzhou on Tuesday, calling upon Canada to “immediately release” her, guaranteeing her legal rights and “not to be a pawn of the U.S.”CanadaJan 29, 2019