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Canadian detained by China describes months of psychological torture and solitary confinement

Michael Korvig, a former Canadian diplomat, was taken into custody in December 2018 and held for more than 1,000 days

The Independent UK

Canada reaches settlement with Michael Spavor over detention in China

Spavor was one of two Canadians detained in China in 2018 amid a broader diplomatic feud between the two countries

The Guardian - US

Former Canadian police intelligence head sentenced to 14 years for leaking secrets

Cameron Ortis was convicted of passing secret material in a case that shocked the Canadian intelligence community

The Guardian - US

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Canada intelligence operation put diplomats in legal ‘grey zone’ – report

Program – under scrutiny after imprisonment of Canadians in China – said to lack safeguards to protect officers overseas

The Guardian - US

Canada-China detention feud reopened after claims of ‘unwitting’ espionage

Freed detainee Michael Spavor says he unknowingly passed intelligence to Michael Kovrig, who then told Canadian officials

The Guardian - US

Jailed Dutch-Chinese scientist 'forgotten' by his country and company

Dr Zhang Mingqiang is in cell number 204 of Shanghai’s notorious Qingpu prison – sentenced to six years for spying. He worked for US pharmaceutical giant Amgen in charge of research and development at their Asian operations. Caught in the crossfire between Beijing, the US and the EU, Zhang and…

Radio France Internationale

Five years after Australia's reckoning with Chinese foreign interference, Canada has its moment

The political storm bearing down on Canada over alleged Chinese government interference is similar to what unfolded in Australia five years ago, but Justin Trudeau's government looks to be responding in a different way.

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New allegations and a resignation strain already fraught China-Canada relations

Han Dong’s departure escalates row over allegations that Beijing meddled in Canada’s elections as friction between countries grows

The Guardian - US

Canadians who were detained by China attend Biden speech, receive ovation

Two Canadian men whom China had detained for more than 1,000 days and were at the center of a dispute between Washington and Beijing attended President Joe Biden's speech to parliament in Ottawa on Friday, and received applause and a standing ovation.

Reuters

Biden, Trudeau to hold talks on migration, Haiti, and more

President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to announce an agreement that aims to stem the flow of asylum seekers at unofficial crossings on the countries’ border

The Independent UK

Canadian lawmaker resigns following claims he secretly advised Chinese diplomat

Han Dong reportedly met with Chinese diplomat and suggested officials delay freeing two Canadians held by China

The Guardian - US

Canada MP resigns from Trudeau government amid China meddling allegations

‘I will defend myself against these absolutely untrue claims’

The Independent UK

New Zealand faces global pressure over move to let resident be extradited to China

MPs from around the world tell Jacinda Ardern that case of murder suspect Kyung Yup Kim could set ‘dangerous precedent’

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