Sung: Against China, Canada needs allies – and Hong Kong is one place to start
An attack on one is an attack on all. What happens to Hong Kong today could happen in Australia tomorrow, and it could be Canada’s turn next week. We need to stand firm and break away from the toxic relationship with Beijing. We have to support Hong Kong, Australia and others trying to thwart the CCP’s aggression. If not, when the sharp claws of the panda come for us, there may be no one left to speak for us.
When Michael Kovrig, former diplomat and conflict resolution consultant, was snatched in China on Dec. 10, 2018, an inevitable question must have crossed his mind: “What have I done wrong?” The question probably persisted when he was interrogated for countless hours by the authoritarian regime’s security agency for espionage, or when he shielded his eyes from the 24-hour light in his solitary cell over the last two years.
The same question would have also run through the mind of Spavor, the other Michael, who was working in China when arrested on the same day as Kovrig. A businessperson and among the few to travel extensively in North Korea, Spavor was also charged by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with spying.
Source: Ottawa Citizen #Dec07
#Dec07 #Canada #Australia #HongKong #HostageDiplomacy
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An attack on one is an attack on all. What happens to Hong Kong today could happen in Australia tomorrow, and it could be Canada’s turn next week. We need to stand firm and break away from the toxic relationship with Beijing. We have to support Hong Kong, Australia and others trying to thwart the CCP’s aggression. If not, when the sharp claws of the panda come for us, there may be no one left to speak for us.
When Michael Kovrig, former diplomat and conflict resolution consultant, was snatched in China on Dec. 10, 2018, an inevitable question must have crossed his mind: “What have I done wrong?” The question probably persisted when he was interrogated for countless hours by the authoritarian regime’s security agency for espionage, or when he shielded his eyes from the 24-hour light in his solitary cell over the last two years.
The same question would have also run through the mind of Spavor, the other Michael, who was working in China when arrested on the same day as Kovrig. A businessperson and among the few to travel extensively in North Korea, Spavor was also charged by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with spying.
Source: Ottawa Citizen #Dec07
#Dec07 #Canada #Australia #HongKong #HostageDiplomacy
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Sung: Against China, Canada needs allies – and Hong Kong is one place to start
China to try two Canadians charged with espionage 'soon': Global Times
Two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, were arrested in December 2018 shortly after Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on a U.S. warrant. She faces charges of misleading HSBC Holdings Plc about the Chinese tech giant’s business dealings with Iran, which is under U.S. sanctions. They were formally charged with espionage in June 2020
The Global Times reported, citing an unnamed source, China will “soon” hold its first trial for Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.
Canada and the United States have repeatedly demanded that China release Kovrig and Spavor, with Ottawa calling their arrest an act of “hostage diplomacy”.
Source: Reuters #Mar12
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-canada-trial-idUSKBN2B400Q?taid=604ababcb7d77200018e3c76&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
#Canada #HostageDiplomacy #China #MichaelSpavor #MichaelKovrig
Two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, were arrested in December 2018 shortly after Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on a U.S. warrant. She faces charges of misleading HSBC Holdings Plc about the Chinese tech giant’s business dealings with Iran, which is under U.S. sanctions. They were formally charged with espionage in June 2020
The Global Times reported, citing an unnamed source, China will “soon” hold its first trial for Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.
Canada and the United States have repeatedly demanded that China release Kovrig and Spavor, with Ottawa calling their arrest an act of “hostage diplomacy”.
Source: Reuters #Mar12
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-canada-trial-idUSKBN2B400Q?taid=604ababcb7d77200018e3c76&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
#Canada #HostageDiplomacy #China #MichaelSpavor #MichaelKovrig