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Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past officials wearing face masks as he arrives for the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on May 22, 2020.
Ms. Meng, the daughter of the company’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, was detained at Vancouver International Airport on Dec. 1, 2018, on an extradition warrant issued by the U.S. Department of Justice. The 16-count indictment of Ms. Meng includes charges of bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The two Michaels were tortured with sleep deprivation while undergoing hours of daily interrogation. Each man is being held in isolation. They have been charged with endangering the security of the PRC, but had been denied access to lawyers, and monthly visits by Canadian diplomats were stopped in January this year because of coronavirus concerns.
So far, Ottawa has recognized that, as well as Ms. Meng, Canada’s adherence to the rule of law is on trial. So is Canada’s dependability as a partner that honours treaties it has signed. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has warned successive Ottawa governments about United Front operations for more than 20 years. The Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China has given the federal government two reports detailing Canadians being threatened by CCP agents. The supporting evidenceCSIS has warned Canadian colleges and universities against contracting with Beijing for the establishment of Confucius Institutes in their schools.
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