In December 2018, Canadian nationals Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were taken into custody in China. It appeared that their detention on December 10 and subsequent indictment under the state secrets law were linked to the arrest of Huawei's...
Michael Kovrig (born February 3, 1972) is a Canadian geopolitical advisor, analyst, writer, and former diplomat. In December 2018, he was detained in Beijing by Chinese authorities alongside Michael Spavor and held for 1,019 days on following the...
Yuen Pau Woo (born March 2, 1963) is a Canadian politician who has been a senator from British Columbia since 2016. He is the first Malaysian-born senator, and the inaugural facilitator of the Independent Senators Group (ISG), taking on the role...
Michael Peter Todd Spavor (born 1976) is a Canadian consultant who has worked extensively in North Korea. He is the director and founding member of Paektu Cultural Exchange, an NGO that facilitates sports, cultural, tourism and business exchanges...
Diplomatic relations between Canada and China officially date back to when Canada first established a foreign ministry on January 9, 1909, at which point Canada was still part of the British Empire and China was ruled by the Qing dynasty. By 1942,...
Dominic Stephen Barton (born 14 September 1962), known as Bao Damin (Chinese: 鲍达民) in China, is a Canadian business executive, author, and former diplomat. Based in London, he is chairman of Rio Tinto, one of the largest metals and mining companies...
On December 1, 2018, Meng Wanzhou, the board deputy chairperson and daughter of the founder of the Chinese multinational technology corporation Huawei, was detained upon arrival at Vancouver International Airport by Canada Border Services Agency...
Meng Wanzhou (Chinese: 孟晚舟; born 13 February 1972), also known as Cathy Meng and Sabrina Meng, also informally known in China as the "Princess of Huawei", is a Chinese business executive. She is the deputy chair of the board and chief financial...
Sam Cooper is a Canadian investigative journalist and author known for his coverage of Canada–China relations and tensions.