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Detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor face 'nightmare' interrogation in China
By international reporter Michael Vincent
Updated about 2 hours ago
[...]
"The odds will be against him."
'Kill the chickens, scare the monkey'
Photo: Michael Spavor was detained on the same day as Mr Kovrig. (AP)
This week, Canada learned it is the chicken in the Chinese proverb.
China has taken not just one but two Canadian citizens "hostage", in the words of one experienced China watcher, the Lowy Institute's Richard McGregor.
Mr McGregor said this was a reprisal for the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a powerful Huawei executive recently detained in Canada, pending extradition to the US.
[...]
Same story, different faces
In 2014, as Canada's ambassador in Beijing, Mr Saint-Jacques had to deal with an almost identical situation to the Mr Kovrig arrest.
A Chinese national, Su Bin, was arrested in Canada on a US warrant accusing him of spying, so the Chinese arrested a Canadian missionary couple, Kevin and Julia Garratt, in response.
"While they never explicitly said it was in order to make a swap, it was clear from the many meetings I had with the Chinese [that was their intent]," Mr Saint-Jacques said.
"Eventually, Su Bin surprised everyone because he made the deal with the US attorneys to cooperate and he was shipped to the US."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-15/canadians-detained-in-china-face-tough-interrogation/10621930
By international reporter Michael Vincent
Updated about 2 hours ago
[...]
"The odds will be against him."
'Kill the chickens, scare the monkey'
Photo: Michael Spavor was detained on the same day as Mr Kovrig. (AP)
This week, Canada learned it is the chicken in the Chinese proverb.
China has taken not just one but two Canadian citizens "hostage", in the words of one experienced China watcher, the Lowy Institute's Richard McGregor.
Mr McGregor said this was a reprisal for the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a powerful Huawei executive recently detained in Canada, pending extradition to the US.
[...]
Same story, different faces
In 2014, as Canada's ambassador in Beijing, Mr Saint-Jacques had to deal with an almost identical situation to the Mr Kovrig arrest.
A Chinese national, Su Bin, was arrested in Canada on a US warrant accusing him of spying, so the Chinese arrested a Canadian missionary couple, Kevin and Julia Garratt, in response.
"While they never explicitly said it was in order to make a swap, it was clear from the many meetings I had with the Chinese [that was their intent]," Mr Saint-Jacques said.
"Eventually, Su Bin surprised everyone because he made the deal with the US attorneys to cooperate and he was shipped to the US."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-15/canadians-detained-in-china-face-tough-interrogation/10621930
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