Michael Kovrig (left), an adviser with the International Crisis Group, and Michael Spavor, a businessman, have been detained in China for a year. - AP
BEIJING: China defended on Tuesday (Dec 10) its year-long detention of two Canadians after Ottawa accused Beijing of "arbitrarily" arresting the men in what was widely seen as retaliation for the arrest of a Huawei executive.
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor have been languishing in China's opaque legal system since they were apprehended on December 10,2018, just nine days after the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou.
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