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Arrests, anger and court battles -- the case of Meng Wanzhou
AFP, Published on 25/09/2021
» NEW YORK - The 2018 arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant, followed by China's detention of two Canadians, sparked an unprecedented dispute between Beijing and Ottawa.
Chinese court upholds death sentence for Canadian in drugs case
AFP, Published on 10/08/2021
» BEIJING - A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence passed on a Canadian citizen for drug smuggling -– one of a number of ongoing cases that have triggered a severe downturn in relations between Ottawa and Beijing.
China charges Canadians with spying, 18 months after arrest
AFP, Published on 19/06/2020
» BEIJING - China has formally charged two Canadians with spying, officials said Friday, more than 18 months after they were arrested in a spat between Beijing and Ottawa.
China formally arrests Canadian ex-diplomat, businessman
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» BEIJING: China has formally arrested two Canadians who have been detained for months on national security grounds, a Canadian newspaper reported on Thursday, in a case that has inflamed tensions between Ottawa and Beijing.
Canadian man fights China death penalty in appeal
AFP, Published on 09/05/2019
» BEIJING - A Chinese court was expected to hold a hearing Thursday on a Canadian man's appeal against a death sentence for drug smuggling in a case that has deepened a diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa.
Huawei exec vows to fight extradition to US in Canada court
AFP, Published on 09/05/2019
» VANCOUVER: A top Chinese telecom executive whose arrest in Canada on a US warrant triggered a bitter diplomatic row vowed Wednesday to vigorously fight extradition to the US.
China, Canada diplomatic row escalates with death sentence
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» BEIJING: A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa intensified on Tuesday as Canada warned its citizens of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws in China after a Canadian drug suspect was sentenced to death.
China, Canada diplomatic row escalates with death sentence
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» BEIJING - A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa intensified on Tuesday as Canada warned its citizens of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws in China after a Canadian drug suspect was sentenced to death.
Chinese court sentences Canadian to death
AFP, Published on 14/01/2019
» DALIAN, China: A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian man to death on drug-trafficking charges on Monday after his previous 15-year prison sentence was deemed too lenient, a ruling likely to deepen a diplomatic rift between Ottawa and Beijing.