The United States and Canada, the increase in the case of China, detained Canadians to the pressure on Beijing. With almost word for word the same statements, the foreign ministries in Washington and Ottawa, were on Friday evening, the Chinese government and demanded the “immediate release” of the two men.

Canada’s foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, and America’s state Department spokesman Robert Palladino were “deeply concerned” about the arrests earlier this week. Freeland spoke of an “arbitrary” measure.

in response to the arrest of Huawei Manager

The former Diplomat Michael Kovrig and living in China business consultant Michael Spavor were on 10. December have been arrested. According to observers, the arrest of the two Canadians was a retaliatory action by the Chinese authorities for the establishment of the Chinese top Manager Meng Wanzhou in Canada.