Canada reaches settlement with Michael Spavor over detention in China

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Spavor was one of two Canadians detained in China in 2018 amid a broader diplomatic feud between the two countries

Canada’s federal government has reached a million-dollar compensation settlement with Michael Spavor, a businessman who was held by China for nearly three years amid a broader diplomatic feud between the two countries.

Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who became known as “the two Michaels”, were detained by Beijing in December 2018 in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant. All three were later released.

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