Two Canadians detained in China on spying charges released from prison and are now on their way back home – PM Justin Trudeau
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor had"left Chinese airspace, and they're on their way home," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a news conference in Ottawa.
The pair — former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor — had "left Chinese airspace, and they're on their way home," he told a news conference in Ottawa.The Two Michaels, as they have become known in Canada, had been arrested and imprisoned on espionage charges in the days after Canada detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.
Their families at the beginning of September led hundreds of supporters marching 7,000 steps through the Canadian capital— to bring attention to their detention.
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