United States celebrated release of Canadians arbitrarily detained by Chinese regime

The United States government on Saturday applauded Beijing’s decision to Free Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, according to Washington arbitrarily detained in China since December 2018 in retaliation for the arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer.

This is how the US Secretary of State put it, Antoine Blink, in a statement released after the release of the two Canadians was known.

“The US government joins the international community in welcoming the decision of the authorities of the People’s Republic of China to release Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig after more than two and a half years in arbitrary detention.“Blinken said in a brief statement.

“We are glad you are back in Canada“He added.

The release of the “two Michael”, who had been convicted of espionage in China, intervenes a few hours after Meng’s release in Canada after reaching a deal with the US government, which accused him of bank fraud to evade sanctions imposed on Iran by Washington.

Around the same time as the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin trudeau, revealed the release of Spavor, a businessman specializing in trade with North Korea, and Kovrig, a diplomat on leave, The Canadian public broadcaster reported that Meng left the country in a private plane.

Meng, on bail in Vancouver since December 2018 and living with his family in one of two mansions he owns in the Canadian city, had been released this Friday after the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) signed the order terminating the process he presided over.

Previously, Meng and Huawei had reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice., which automatically suspended the extradition process that began in Canada in 2018.

The release of Meng, Spavor and Kovrig ends one of the most serious diplomatic crises in the history of Canada-China relations.

(With information from EFE)

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