Justin Trudeau ‘concerned’ about Chinese spying charges against 2 Canadians
Moscow, Mar 5 (Sputnik) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that he was alarmed by China's state media reports that two Canadians were accused of acting together to steal Chinese state secrets.
"We are obviously very concerned with this position that China has taken… We’ve been engaging and standing up for two Canadians who have been arbitrarily detained by China," he told reporters.
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and his countryman, Michael Spavor, were detained in China last December, allegedly for endangering national security.
Chinese news agency Xinhua cited authorities as saying earlier on Monday that Kovrig had been accused of coming to China to spy since 2017, with Spavor acting as his main contact.
The accusations come amid a row between Canada and China over the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawai, in Vancouver on December 1.
He faces extradition to the United States on charges of breaching US sanctions on Iran.
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