Jail term for Michael Spavor viewed by Canada as retaliation over Huawei finance chief’s detention. Hours after a court in China sentenced Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage, Meng Wanzhou appeared in a Vancouver courtroom, as final arguments began in her fight against extradition to the United States.
The two cases, while not officially linked [read, the CCP is lying], are at the heart a geopolitical feud between the United States and China, which has left Canada suffering collateral damage.
Michael Spavor and another Canadian, Michael Kovrig, were arrested by Chinese officials in December 2018, days after Canada arrested the Huawei executive on a US extradition request.
China has repeatedly demanded that Meng Wanzhou be released, even though prime minister Justin Trudeau has explained that his government cannot interfere in the country’s judicial process.
Spavor’s verdict and sentencing, which follow an opaque and secretive trial, were denounced by Canada and its allies, who have accused China of “hostage diplomacy”.
According to Jack Cunningham, co-ordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at the University of Toronto, Canada’s options are limited. “China is playing by rules they’ve created for themselves. They’re free to manipulate their own domestic judicial process. It’s a regime that sees the rule of law in essentially political terms,” said Cunningham.
The two cases, while not officially linked [read, the CCP is lying], are at the heart a geopolitical feud between the United States and China, which has left Canada suffering collateral damage.
Michael Spavor and another Canadian, Michael Kovrig, were arrested by Chinese officials in December 2018, days after Canada arrested the Huawei executive on a US extradition request.
China has repeatedly demanded that Meng Wanzhou be released, even though prime minister Justin Trudeau has explained that his government cannot interfere in the country’s judicial process.
According to Jack Cunningham, co-ordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at the University of Toronto, Canada’s options are limited. “China is playing by rules they’ve created for themselves. They’re free to manipulate their own domestic judicial process. It’s a regime that sees the rule of law in essentially political terms,” said Cunningham.
[Yeah, the CCP is clearly not to be trusted. So, where possible, Canadians can avoid purchasing Chinese manufactured items.]
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