China snubbed Trudeau request for talks about detained Canadians 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseChina ignored Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s personal request for dialogue to end a spiralling diplomatic row, his office revealed Wednesday. The disclosure comes amid growing domestic calls for Trudeau to step up pressure on China to release the two Canadians, whom his government has said were arbitrarily detained. Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were detained after the December 1 arrest of a top Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou, in Vancouver on a US warrant. Meng is living in a Vancouver mansion on bail awaiting an extradition hearing scheduled to start in early 2020.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 12, 2019 23:15 UTC