The trial of Michael Kovrig, the second of two Canadians detained in China for more than two years, is underway in Beijing in a closed courtroom, a senior Canadian diplomat said Monday. ( read original…
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Three tourists who scrawled on the wall of Badaling Great Wall in Yanqing district, Beijing Sunday afternoon have been detained and fined, the Yanqing police announced on Monday. A video clip … ( read original…
China puts Michael Kovrig on trial amid frigid ties with U.S. and Canada
Along with Michael Spavor, the two Canadians are seen as bargaining chips as Beijing demands the release of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. ( read original story …)
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The trial of a second Canadian citizen accused of espionage in China has begun in Beijing. Michael Kovrig’s case is being heard after Michael Spavor went on trial for the same charges on Friday. They…
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Diplomats denied access as Canadian Michael Kovrig goes on trial in China
On Friday, Canadian Michael Spavor went on trial in Dandong, in northeastern China. His trial was held behind closed doors and only lasted two hours. Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat who worked for … (…
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China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine has been authorised for emergency use in Hungary, the second Chinese vaccine to receive approval in that nation. March 22 (Reuters) – … ( read…
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March 22 (Reuters) – China reported seven new COVID-19 cases on March 21, down from 12 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Monday. The National Health Commission … ( read…
Canadian Michael Kovrig goes on trial in China
Canadian official is denied court access as former diplomat faces accusations of espionage in case described by Ottawa as ‘hostage diplomacy’ The second of two Canadians detained in China for more … ( read original…
