Canadian government: 13 people were detained and 8 were released after the Meng Wanzho

The Globe and Mail of Canada released exclusive news on the 3rd, saying that the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement to the newspaper that after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was detained in Vancouver on December 1 last year, 13 Canadian citizens were detained in China.

According to the Globe and Mail, the spokesperson of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has learned that after December 1 last year, 13 Canadian citizens were arrested in mainland China (excluding Hong Kong), and of course 8 of them have been released..

According to the report, previously, the public only knew that three Canadian citizens were detained in China, namely Kovrig, Michael Spavor, and Sarah middot; McIver, among whom Sarah middot; McIver, a female teacher, had been released.

Earlier, an anonymous Canadian official revealed to the Canadian media that about 200 Canadians were arrested in China for various reasons, and most of them have been released on bail or sentenced to probation, while the total number of Canadians detained in the United States is about 900..

In response to the coercive measures taken against the two Canadian citizens in China, Zhang Jun, Chief Procurator and Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, stated on the 3rd that according to Chinese law, they are under investigation.There is no doubt that the two Canadian citizens violated the laws and regulations of our country in my country, and the investigation is now in line with the procedure, and I believe it will move forward according to the procedure.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also responded to this incident many times.Lu Kang said in response to a reporter's question on January 3, I think you should remember that we have introduced here that the two Canadian citizens you mentioned were under investigation in accordance with the law for suspected activities that endangered China's national security..The review is in progress, and of course it is inconvenient to disclose more details.