Cheng’s detention and that of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor by the Chinese regime after the Canadian government arrested Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou in 2018.

Dong was a "witting affiliate" in China’s election interference networks, and that he had advised a senior Chinese diplomat in February 2021 that Beijing should not release Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who were arbitrarily detained

Joly added that Beijing arbitrarily detained two Canadians—Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor—for more than 1,000 days shortly after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. warrant to have her extradited on fraud charges.

The prime minister said the 2019 and 2021 elections took place during "significant tensions" between Canada and China, as Ottawa was mobilizing allies to put pressure on Beijing to release Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Mr.

Dong, who sat as a Liberal MP in Toronto since 2019, resigned in March 2023 to become an Independent MP following a Global News article alleging he advised a senior Chinese diplomat in February 2021 that Beijing should not release Michael Kovrig and Michael

Relations between Ottawa and Beijing have cooled since the Meng Wangzhou affair in late 2018 and the related arbitrary detention of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor by Beijing.

Barton left the position months after Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were released after being arbitrarily detained by Beijing for over 1,000 days.

Beijing arbitrarily detained Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor after Meng's arrest in December 2018, and did not release them until September 2021.

Stone was transferred to a regular pre-trial detention facility next door shortly after former Canadian diplomat and International Crisis Group adviser Michael Kovrig was transferred there from the RSDL facility, SD said. The report quoted Mr.

She said that drawing from the experience of the arbitrary detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, the Chinese regime will retaliate.

Kovrig and Michael Spavor.

Joly became foreign affairs minister in the fall of 2021 and was tasked with rebuilding ties with Beijing after Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were freed from arbitrary detention in China as part of the Huawei-Meng Wanzhou affair.

In December 2018, two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were arrested in China in retaliation for the arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, in Canada.

The problem began after the 2018 detention of Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig who were taken into custody in China after the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada. Mr.

Spavor and Michael Kovrig from Canada.

Dong left the Liberal Party in March 2023 after a report from Global News citing intelligence sources alleged that he had advised the Chinese consulate to keep Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in jail in China so the Conservative opposition would not

In apparent response, Beijing arbitrarily detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for more than 1,000 days. This resulted in a pullback of diplomatic exchanges with no high-level contacts for years.

Arrests After the release of Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in 2021—a notable case of Canadians being arbitrarily detained by the Chinese regime—critics of Beijing have expressed concerns about the remaining 115 Canadians that the

Kovrig and Michael Spavor in detention.

Dong also advised the Chinese regime to keep Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in detention during the Meng Wangzhou affair. Mr. Dong has denied the allegations. Special Rapporteur Former governor general Mr.

Dong allegedly advised Han Tao, then-Chinese consul general in Toronto, that Beijing should delay releasing Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who had been arbitrarily imprisoned in China for over two years by the time. Mr.

Dong's resignation came just hours after another Global News story alleging that Dong advised a Chinese diplomat that Beijing should hold off on freeing Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadian citizens who had been arbitrarily detained in China

Stewart said his relationship with Tong turned sour after Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were arbitrarily detained by the CCP for over three years.

China arbitrarily detained Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor from December 2018 to September 2021. "We're assessing the consequences that we'll be facing in case of diplomatic expulsion, because there will be consequences.

Michael Kovrig and Mr. Michael Spavor, Mr. Johnston found that 'the allegation is false.'"

Dong resigned from the Liberal caucus on March 22, hours after a Global News report citing national security sources alleged that he advised a Chinese diplomat in February 2021 to hold off on releasing Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.

This was while China limited consular access to Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor who were detained in China in retaliation for Meng's arrest.

the senator asked, referencing how Beijing arbitrarily detained two Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig back in 2018 for nearly three years.

Beijing detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor a few days later in what was widely seen as retaliation. The Epoch Times reached out to both Mr. Tong and the Royal Society of Canada but didn't hear back.

Citing two national security sources, the article said the MP had advised the Chinese consul general in Toronto in 2021 that Beijing should delay releasing Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.