Trudeau 'very concerned' that China suspects Canadian of spying

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voiced strong concern Monday after Chinese state media reported that a former Canadian diplomat detained in the country was suspected of spying and stealing state secrets. "We are obviously very concerned with the position that China has taken," Trudeau told reporters, referring to the case of Michael Kovrig, who was detained in December following the arrest in Canada of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Trudeau reiterated that Canada considers China to have arbitrarily detained both the former diplomat and his compatriot Michael Spavor -- a businessman suspected by China of being a key source of intelligence for Kovrig.

from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UmbKxY