Two Canadians detained on suspicion of ‘endangering national security’: China
BEIJNG, China — Two Canadian men have been detained in China on suspicion of “endangering national security,” the country’s foreign ministry said Thursday.
Spokesman Lu Kang confirmed that entrepreneur Michael Spavor and former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig were taken into custody on Monday and that they are being handled separately.
Canada has been informed of the detentions, Lu said, but declined to say whether the men have been provided with lawyers.
The two cases ratchet up pressure on Canada, which is holding an executive of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.