Canadian diplomats in China meet detained citizen, Michael Spavor
- The meeting came a day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Donald Trump discussed China’s detention of Spavor and Michael Kovrig
Canadian diplomats in China on Tuesday met the second of two citizens who were detained last month after the arrest of a senior Chinese executive in Vancouver, the Canadian foreign ministry said.
“Today, Canadian consular officials in China visited with Michael Spavor,” the ministry said in a statement that provided no further details. It was Spavor’s second visit by Canadian officials.
Officials met Michael Kovrig on December 17.
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“The Canadian government remains deeply concerned by the arbitrary detention by Chinese authorities of these two Canadians since last month and continues to call for their immediate release,” the foreign ministry said in the statement.