“Global Affairs Canada is aware of the detention of a Canadian citizen in Yantai, China,” a Global Affairs Canada spokesman said in an email. Last week, Chinese authorities in Xuzhou, about 600 kilometres southwest of Yantai, announced they had arrested 19 people — including seven foreign teachers and nine foreign students — on suspicion of drug use. The arrest of the Canadian comes at a time of worsening diplomatic relations between Canada and China. Shortly after Meng’s arrest, China, in what was seen widely as a retaliatory move, detained two Canadians — businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig — on allegations of spying. “Chinese authorities may define certain behaviours and activities as ‘endangering national security’ that would not be considered as such in Canada,” the website says.

Source: National Post July 14, 2019 21:56 UTC