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    Tit for tat? China detains former Canadian diplomat as Canada releases Huawei executive on bail

    by Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times Dec 12, 2018 4 minutes

    BEIJING - China has detained a former Canadian diplomat, exerting intense pressure on relations between the two countries, but the arrest is not expected to alter the outcome of an extradition hearing in Vancouver for a top Chinese tech conglomerate executive.

    Canadian officials confirmed news of Michael Kovrig's arrest, which occurred sometime before Chinese executive Meng Wanzhou was released on bail Tuesday by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. She faces the possibility of extradition to the United States on fraud charges related to the breaching of U.S. sanctions on Iran. It was unclear precisely when Kovrig was taken into custody.

    Since Meng's arrest, China has called the case a violation

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