Missing Canadians raise stakes in three-way dispute

Tit-for-tat: Meng arriving at a parole office with a security guard in Vancouver, and the apparently detained Spavor (inset) in China. — AP

BEIJING: The apparent detentions of two Canadian men in China this week have raised the stakes in a three-way international dispute with the United States.

The Canadian government confirmed reports late on Wednesday that Michael Spavor, a China-based entrepreneur who organises tours to North Korea, had gone missing. His disappearance follows the detention of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig in Beijing on Monday.