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Michael Spavor: Canadian spy trial in China ends without verdict
A Canadian businessman Michael Spavor was arrested two years ago along with fellow Canadian and former diplomat Michael Kovrig.
Mr Spavor's trial took place in the northern Chinese city of Dandong and just lasted for two hours. A group of foreign diplomats gathered outside the court, but all of whom were denied entry. Canadian diplomats were also refused access to Mr Spavor before his trial, and that they were "disappointed by the lack of transparency and the lack of access". The closely-watched trial ended with no verdict.
Mr Kovrig is due to go on trial next week. Both Canadians have been held in prison since their arrest in December 2018.
Source: BBC #Mar20
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56452981
#Canadian #MichaelSpavor #MichaelKovrig #China
A Canadian businessman Michael Spavor was arrested two years ago along with fellow Canadian and former diplomat Michael Kovrig.
Mr Spavor's trial took place in the northern Chinese city of Dandong and just lasted for two hours. A group of foreign diplomats gathered outside the court, but all of whom were denied entry. Canadian diplomats were also refused access to Mr Spavor before his trial, and that they were "disappointed by the lack of transparency and the lack of access". The closely-watched trial ended with no verdict.
Mr Kovrig is due to go on trial next week. Both Canadians have been held in prison since their arrest in December 2018.
Source: BBC #Mar20
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56452981
#Canadian #MichaelSpavor #MichaelKovrig #China
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'Tough' U.S.-China talks signal rocky start to relations under Biden
U.S. and Chinese officials concluded on Mar 19 what Washington called “tough and direct” talks in Alaska. The talks appeared to yield no diplomatic breakthroughs as expected, but the bitter rivalry on display suggested the two countries had little common ground to reset relations that have sunk to the lowest level in decades.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was not surprised that the United States got a “defensive response” from China after it raised allegations of Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong as well as cyberattacks and pressure on Taiwan.
Source: Reuters #Mar20
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-alaska/top-american-chinese-diplomats-clash-publicly-at-start-of-first-talks-of-biden-presidency-idUSKBN2BA2A7
#USChinaAlaskaTalk #US #China
U.S. and Chinese officials concluded on Mar 19 what Washington called “tough and direct” talks in Alaska. The talks appeared to yield no diplomatic breakthroughs as expected, but the bitter rivalry on display suggested the two countries had little common ground to reset relations that have sunk to the lowest level in decades.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was not surprised that the United States got a “defensive response” from China after it raised allegations of Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong as well as cyberattacks and pressure on Taiwan.
Source: Reuters #Mar20
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-alaska/top-american-chinese-diplomats-clash-publicly-at-start-of-first-talks-of-biden-presidency-idUSKBN2BA2A7
#USChinaAlaskaTalk #US #China
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#Pandemic
#China locks down millions more as #Covid19 spreads, reports first deaths in over a year
//More than 4,000 new infections were reported across China on Sunday, March 20, 2022 — with two-thirds in #Jilin province, which borders Russia and North Korea.
Since March 11, Changchun’s nine million people have only been allowed out once every two days to buy food.
Tens of millions of people are currently in lockdown in other Chinese regions and authorities are scrambling to create hospital beds, fearing the outbreak could put the healthcare system under strain.//
Read the full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/20/china-locks-down-millions-more-as-covid-spreads-reports-first-deaths-in-over-a-year/
Source: AFP; Hong Kong Free Press #Mar20
#WuhanPneumonia #Lockdown
#China locks down millions more as #Covid19 spreads, reports first deaths in over a year
//More than 4,000 new infections were reported across China on Sunday, March 20, 2022 — with two-thirds in #Jilin province, which borders Russia and North Korea.
Since March 11, Changchun’s nine million people have only been allowed out once every two days to buy food.
Tens of millions of people are currently in lockdown in other Chinese regions and authorities are scrambling to create hospital beds, fearing the outbreak could put the healthcare system under strain.//
Read the full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/20/china-locks-down-millions-more-as-covid-spreads-reports-first-deaths-in-over-a-year/
Source: AFP; Hong Kong Free Press #Mar20
#WuhanPneumonia #Lockdown