The apparent swap brings to an end a damaging diplomatic row between Beijing and the West. Mr Spavor and Mr Kovrig arrived in the western city of Calgary just before 06:00 local time (12:00 GMT) and were met by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A couple of hours later Ms Meng touched down in Shenzhen, China, to applauds from a crowd gathered at the airport. "I'm finally back home!," said Ms Meng, according to the Global Times, a Chinese tabloid backed by the ruling Communist Party. "Where there is a Chinese flag, there is a beacon of faith," she added. "If faith has a colour, it must be China red."
søndag 26. september 2021
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou freed by Canada arrives home in China
A Chinese tech executive released after being detained in Canada for nearly three years has returned home. Huawei's Meng Wanzhou flew to Shenzhen on Saturday evening, hours after two Canadians freed by China had gone back. In 2018 China accused Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig of espionage, denying detaining them was in retaliation for Ms Meng's arrest.
The apparent swap brings to an end a damaging diplomatic row between Beijing and the West. Mr Spavor and Mr Kovrig arrived in the western city of Calgary just before 06:00 local time (12:00 GMT) and were met by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A couple of hours later Ms Meng touched down in Shenzhen, China, to applauds from a crowd gathered at the airport. "I'm finally back home!," said Ms Meng, according to the Global Times, a Chinese tabloid backed by the ruling Communist Party. "Where there is a Chinese flag, there is a beacon of faith," she added. "If faith has a colour, it must be China red."
The apparent swap brings to an end a damaging diplomatic row between Beijing and the West. Mr Spavor and Mr Kovrig arrived in the western city of Calgary just before 06:00 local time (12:00 GMT) and were met by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A couple of hours later Ms Meng touched down in Shenzhen, China, to applauds from a crowd gathered at the airport. "I'm finally back home!," said Ms Meng, according to the Global Times, a Chinese tabloid backed by the ruling Communist Party. "Where there is a Chinese flag, there is a beacon of faith," she added. "If faith has a colour, it must be China red."
