China Releases ‘Two Michaels’ After ‘Feeble’ Biden Admin Drops Charges Against Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou
Communist China released the two Canadians known as the “Two Michaels” after the United States Justice Department dropped charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
While the communist regime in Beijing has consistently denied that Huawei is a state-run company or that they imprisoned Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in response to charges levied against the daughter of the founder of the company, Meng Wanzhou, the two men were coincidently released within hours of the United States coming to an agreement with Huawei to allow their CFO to return to China in exchange for admitting wrongdoing.
Ms Meng was arrested at Vancouver International Airport in December of 2018 at the behest of the American government, which accused the tech company heiress of starting international sanctions by supplying tech to Iran. Just nine days after her arrest, two Canadian citizens were arrested in an apparent tit-for-tat move.
China has denied operating hostage diplomacy, yet they were both imprisoned on espionage charges without evidence for over three years. Further highlighting the vindictive nature of the communist government, the UK has warned activists not to travel to countries with extradition treaties with China to prevent falling prey to political imprisonment.
Over the past three years, Mr Kovrig and Mr Spavor, known internationally as the “Two Michaels”, have been subjected to being confined to small, dank prison cells in China. In contrast, Ms Meng has been free to roam a 100 square-mile zone around Vancouver, reportedly spending her time oil painting in a mansion.
Hailing the return of his citizens, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: “These two men have gone through an unbelievably difficult ordeal,” adding: “For the past thousand days they have shown strength, perseverance, resilience and grace, and we are all inspired by that.”
The Canadian PM, who was narrowly returned to power for the next four years in a snap election just days ago, did not comment on the case’s impact on Sino-Canadian relations, but said “There is going to be time for reflection and analysis in the coming days and weeks. But the fact of the matter is, I know Canadians will be incredibly happy to know right now, this Friday night, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on a plane and they’re coming home.”
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/09/25/china-releases-two-michaels-after-us-drops-case-against-huawei-cfo/