Canadian Michael Kovrig is set to stand trial on Monday for espionage charges, after spending more than two years detained in China in a move widely seen as retaliation for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s arrest in Vancouver. Abigail Bimman reports on what Canadian officials expect from proceedings, and China’s contemptuous messages ahead of it.
- Meng Wanzhou case’s ‘overwhelming’ link to U.S. is cause for extradition: Crown
- Canadian officials not granted permission to attend Michael Kovrig’s trial in China