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Jim Nickel, the deputy chief of mission for the Canadian Embassy in China, speaks at an event held in connection with the announcement of the sentence for Canadian citizen Michael Spavor at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years on spying charges in case linked to Huawei. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

U.S., allies join Canada in blasting Chinese verdict on prisoner

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file image made from a March 2, 2017, video, Michael Spavor, director of Paektu Cultural Exchange, talks during a Skype interview in Yanji, China. The Canadian government says China will begin trials in March 2021 for two Canadians, Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who were arrested in 2019 in apparent retaliation for Canada’s detention of a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies. (AP Photo/File)

Canadian tried in China on spy charges, no verdict announced

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

In this Aug. 16, 2020, file photo, a woman holds a sign with photographs of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who have been detained in China since December 2018, during a rally in support of Hong Kong democracy, in Vancouver, British Columbia. China's Foreign Ministry says two Canadians held for two years in a case linked to a Huawei executive have been indicted and tried, but gave no details. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada says 2 citizens held in China have not been tried

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Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

China denies Canadians ‘arbitrarily’ detained over Meng case

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Canada to US: Don’t sign China deal until Canadians released

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence wait for the Canadian Council for the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement meeting to begin on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

China warns Canada of ‘consequences’ of helping US

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Chinese state media: Detained Canadians stole state secrets

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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2018, file photo, visitors look at a display for 5G wireless technology from Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing. While a Huawei executive faces possible U.S. charges over trade with Iran, the Chinese tech giant's ambition to be a leader in next-generation telecoms is colliding with security worries abroad. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Canada gets access to detainee in China 6 days after arrest

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

A policeman stands watch outside the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. A Canadian court granted bail on Tuesday to a top Chinese executive arrested at the United States' request in a case that has set off a diplomatic furor among the three countries and complicated high-stakes U.S.-China trade talks. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

The Latest: China confirms holding 2 Canadians

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In this Feb. 19, 2017, photo provided by Paektu Cultural Exchange, Japanese sushi chef Kenji Fujimoto works behind the counter of his new restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea. Fujimoto, a Japanese chef famous for working for North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il, has returned to Pyongyang and opened the sushi restaurant. (Paektu Cultural Exchange via AP)

Sushi in Pyongyang: Japanese chef opens rare restaurant

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