mo4ch:>China confirms formal arrest of two Canadians after months-long detention | Mo4ch News

China has officially arrested two Canadian citizens who have been detained for months on national security grounds in a case that has exacerbated tensions between Beijing and Ottawa.The two men – Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a China-based businessman who organized trips to North Korea – were detained last December.China’s Foreign Ministry said Kovrig was arrested on charges of gathering state secrets, and Spavor on charges of stealing secrets for overseas forces.Also on rt.com2nd Canadian in 2 days: Businessman chummy with Kim Jong-un detained in China“Canada strongly condemns their arbitrary arrest, as we condemned their arbitrary detention on December 10,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued to Canadian newspaper, the Globe and Mail.Initially, the Canadians were accused of activities that “endanger China’s security” – a phrase that Beijing uses to describe espionage. Later, China announced it suspected Kovrig of spying and stealing state secrets…