A property of Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver (Reuters)
Authorities are now in their third day of a bail hearing for Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer, after she was detained in Canada earlier this month.
According to the real-time Twitter of the Vancouver Star reporter, the BC High Court judge who was in charge of hearing the case revealed in a summary of the hearings in the past three days that Meng Wanzhou’s two properties in Vancouver were valued at 21.9 million Canadian dollars.About 7.5 million yuan.
Judge: Meng Wanzhou only has two valid passports
The judge said that Meng Wanzhou only had two valid passports (file picture)
A judge of the British Columbia Superior Court in Vancouver pointed out at Meng Wanzhou's bail hearing that Meng Wanzhou only had two valid passports, while the others were passports replaced with valid reasons.Meng Wanzhou's lawyer promised to hand over all passports.
It is generally believed that the two valid passports that the judge refers to are the Hong Kong SAR passport that expires in 2021 and the mainland China passport that expires in 2021.
Former Canadian diplomat reportedly detained in China
A former Canadian diplomat was detained by China for unknown reasons. The outside world is worried that this may be related to the arrest of Huawei Vice Chairman Meng Wanzhou, which means that the diplomatic relations between China and Canada have further deteriorated.
The person detained is Michael Kovrig, who is currently a senior adviser on Northeast Asia at the nongovernmental organization International Crisis Group.Reuters quoted two sources tonight (11th) to reveal that Kovrig had been detained by the Chinese side.
The International Crisis Group, headquartered in Belgium, also issued a brief statement, stating that the organization has been informed of reports that Kovrig was detained by the Chinese side, and is currently doing everything possible to obtain more information about Kovrig's whereabouts, and at the same time strive for his early and safe release.
Kovrig has worked as a full-time expert at the organization since February 2017, the statement said.
The location and reason for China's detention of Kovrig is currently unknown, nor can it be determined whether the incident is related to Meng Wanzhou's arrest.Kovrig’s Twitter account was last updated on December 9.
China's foreign ministry and public security ministry did not respond today to Reuters' faxed inquiries about Kovrig's detention.The Canadian embassy also declined to comment, referring inquiries to Ottawa.
Information shows that Kovrig was a Canadian diplomat stationed in Beijing and Hong Kong, and also served as a strategic communications expert for the United Nations Development Program at the United Nations Headquarters. He can speak Chinese.
He joined the International Crisis Group last year as a senior consultant in Northeast Asia, researching and analyzing foreign affairs and global security issues of China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
