AP Michael Spavor was charged with spying after his government arrested an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei. (File photo)Spavor and another Canadian were detained in China in what critics labelled “hostage politics” after the Huawei executive’s arrest in 2018. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press/AP Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, during a break in her extradition hearing. Nickel said the Canadian Government had complained to China that Spavor's trial “failed to meet basic standards” of fairness and defendants’ rights. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press/AP Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei.

Source: Stuff August 11, 2021 05:00 UTC