Trudeau says he's 'disappointed' after China charges two Canadians with spying
Source: CBC
Five hundred and fifty-seven days after Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were first detained by Chinese authorities, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he is "disappointed" that China has now formally charged the two men with spying.
Asked what his government would do to secure the release of these Canadian nationals, Trudeau said Canada would continue to work "behind the scenes in very direct and firm ways."
"We take very, very seriously the situation of Canadians in difficulty overseas. Over the past years, we've had a number of successes in liberating Canadians," he said at a press conference in Chelsea, Que.
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Kovrig was charged by Beijing on suspicion of spying for state secrets and intelligence. Spavor was charged in Dandong, a city near the North Korean border, on suspicion of spying for a foreign entity and illegally providing state secrets.
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