Canadians Detained In China
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Chinese-Canadian billionaire sentenced to 13 years in prison for misusing fundsXiao Jianhua, who disappeared from Hong Kong in 2017, was fined 6.5 million yuan ($950,000) and his company was fined 55 billion yuan ($8.1 billion), the court said.CanadaAug 19, 2022
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Canada denied access to trial of Chinese-Canadian billionaire, embassy saysXiao Jianhua, who went missing in Hong Kong five years ago, was due to go on trial in China on Monday and Canadian consular officials had been pressing for consular access.CanadaJul 5, 2022
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The two Michaels are back home from China. Here’s what we know about how that happened"We have an independent Justice Department that made independent decisions, law enforcement decisions," said White House press secretary Jen Psaki.CanadaSep 27, 2021
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Two Michaels face ‘excruciating’ wait for Chinese verdict, says former detained CanadianKevin Garratt and his wife Julia were detained in China in 2014 in a case with several parallels to the detentions of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.CanadaMar 21, 2021
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Canada should have taken stronger action on China as 2 Michaels were detained, experts sayAs two detained Canadians are set to face trial in China, experts say the Canadian government should have taken stronger action from the very beginning.CanadaMar 18, 2021
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Trudeau, Biden likely to talk Buy American, China in 1st bilateral meeting todayExperts want Ottawa to push hard for a Canadian exemption from plans to prioritize U.S. businesses for federal infrastructure and procurement.CanadaFeb 23, 2021
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Canada creates coalition with 57 countries to declare arbitrary detentions immoralThe new declaration is meant to be a broad denunciation to end the coercive practice in other numerous countries, such as Russia, Iran, and North Korea.CanadaFeb 15, 2021
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Canadian Michael Kovrig gets first consular visit of 3rd year in Chinese detentionCanada's Foreign Ministry said officials led by Ambassador Dominic Barton were given "on-site virtual consular access" to Kovrig on Thursday, but could not give further details.CanadaJan 23, 2021
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Family access increased for 2 Michaels detained in China following ‘agreements’Two Canadians detained in China have received increased access to family following 'agreements' Canada has obtained, a new government statement said.CanadaJan 13, 2021
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Canadian soldiers no longer training Chinese troops, defence minister saysThe federal government is facing criticism after a report that senior civil servants opposed a military plan to stop training Chinese soldiers.PoliticsDec 10, 2020
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