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Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig detained in China after arrest
of Huawei CFO Sabrina Meng Wanzhou in Canada
Move comes after police in Canada arrested Sabrina Meng Wanzhou,
the CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies, on December 1 at the
request of US authorities
It’s not yet clear what reasons have been given for Kovrig’s
detention
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 11 December, 2018, 9:52pm
UPDATED : Tuesday, 11 December, 2018, 11:56pm
Phoebe Zhang
Phoebe Zhang
https://twitter.com/dustguest
A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China while a Canadian
court weighs whether to grant bail to a top Chinese technology
executive who is being held in Vancouver pending a US extradition
request.
The International Crisis Group confirmed in a statement on Tuesday
that it was “aware of reports that its North East Asia Senior Adviser,
Michael Kovrig, has been detained in China”.
“We are doing everything possible to secure additional information on
Michael’s whereabouts as well as his prompt and safe release,” the
statement said.
The release did not indicate the reasons for Kovrig’s detention.
The news came as a court in Vancouver is set to decide whether to
grant bail for Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of
China’s telecommunications giant, Huawei Technologies.
Meng was arrested in Vancouver on December at the US government’s
request, which accused Meng of violating US sanctions against Iran.
The arrest had angered Beijing. Over the weekend, Vice-Foreign
Minister Le Yucheng summoned Canadian Ambassador John McCallum on
Saturday night to lodge a “strong protest” and warned Ottawa of “grave
consequences” from Meng’s arrest.
Kovrig has been a full-time expert for the ICG since February 2017. He
served as senior adviser for North East Asia, conducting research and
providing analysis on foreign affairs and global security issues in
North East Asia, particularly on China, Japan and the Korean
peninsula.
More to come …
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2177515/former-canadian-diplomat-michael-kovrig-detained-china
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig detained in China after arrest
of Huawei CFO Sabrina Meng Wanzhou in Canada
Move comes after police in Canada arrested Sabrina Meng Wanzhou,
the CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies, on December 1 at the
request of US authorities
It’s not yet clear what reasons have been given for Kovrig’s
detention
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 11 December, 2018, 9:52pm
UPDATED : Tuesday, 11 December, 2018, 11:56pm
Phoebe Zhang
Phoebe Zhang
https://twitter.com/dustguest
A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China while a Canadian
court weighs whether to grant bail to a top Chinese technology
executive who is being held in Vancouver pending a US extradition
request.
The International Crisis Group confirmed in a statement on Tuesday
that it was “aware of reports that its North East Asia Senior Adviser,
Michael Kovrig, has been detained in China”.
“We are doing everything possible to secure additional information on
Michael’s whereabouts as well as his prompt and safe release,” the
statement said.
The release did not indicate the reasons for Kovrig’s detention.
The news came as a court in Vancouver is set to decide whether to
grant bail for Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of
China’s telecommunications giant, Huawei Technologies.
Meng was arrested in Vancouver on December at the US government’s
request, which accused Meng of violating US sanctions against Iran.
The arrest had angered Beijing. Over the weekend, Vice-Foreign
Minister Le Yucheng summoned Canadian Ambassador John McCallum on
Saturday night to lodge a “strong protest” and warned Ottawa of “grave
consequences” from Meng’s arrest.
Kovrig has been a full-time expert for the ICG since February 2017. He
served as senior adviser for North East Asia, conducting research and
providing analysis on foreign affairs and global security issues in
North East Asia, particularly on China, Japan and the Korean
peninsula.
More to come …