Michael Spavor, right, with Kim Jong-un and the basketball star Dennis RodmanCanada has warned President Trump not to interfere in an extradition case that has set off a row between Beijing, Ottawa and Washington after the tit-for-tat detention of Canadians in China. The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed yesterday that the authorities had arrested a second Canadian, Michael Spavor. The business consultant lives in Dadong, near North Korea, where he worked as a fixer taking tourists across the border. State news outlets said that Mr Spavor, 42, from Calgary, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of “engaging in activities that harm China’s national security”. Mr Spavor’s arrest by China comes after Meng Wanzhou was held by Canada GETTY IMAGESMichael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, was detained on the same day, amid a furore over the arrest on December 1 of Meng Wanzhou, an executive and daughter of the founder of Huawei,…

Source: The Times December 14, 2018 00:01 UTC