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Four years after Meng Wanzhou’s arrest, U.S. drops last remaining indictment
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, reads a statement outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a New York judge to dismiss the remaining indictment against the Chinese tech executive. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s U.S. bank fraud charges to be dismissed
FILE - Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, smiles as she leaves her home in Vancouver, Sept. 24, 2021. Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei said Monday its 2021 sales fell but profit rose 76% despite U.S. sanctions in a year when Meng was released by Canadian authorities, ending a standoff with Washington over the tech giant's dealings with Iran. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou named chairwoman in rotating role
FILE - Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, smiles as she leaves her home in Vancouver, Sept. 24, 2021. Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei said Monday its 2021 sales fell but profit rose 76% despite U.S. sanctions in a year when Meng was released by Canadian authorities, ending a standoff with Washington over the tech giant's dealings with Iran. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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Ottawa criticizes police raid on Hong Kong news outlet that saw Canadian arrested
Pro-democracy activist and singer Denise Ho, a former board member of Stand News, leaves the Western Police Station after being released from custody in Hong Kong on December 30, 2021, following her arrest the previous day along with six other current and former staff members of the local media outlet under a British colonial-era law for "conspiracy to publish seditious publication". (Photo by Bertha WANG / AFP) (Photo by BERTHA WANG/AFP via Getty Images)
book review
The Two Michaels is readable and gripping, but also spotty and incomplete
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, accompanied by Canada's Ambassador to China, Domenic Barton, are greeted on arrival by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after being released from detention in China, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada September 25, 2021. DND-MDN Canada/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
international business
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou reportedly returns to work in China after extradition drama
FILE PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou speaks to media outside the B.C. Supreme Court following a hearing about her release in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jesse Winter
opinion
Ottawa may have emerged a loser after Meng Wanzhou’s release, but it can still challenge and co-exist with Beijing
Diane Fu and Emile Dirks
opinion
The ‘clans’ of the West must not compromise on core values
Michael Scott Moore
canada
Michael Spavor breaks his silence after detention in China: ‘I’m overjoyed’
Canadian citizen Michael Spavor poses with his brother's dog Ziggy in Calgary, Canada September 30, 2021. Picture taken September 30, 2021. Spavor Family Handout/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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Morning Update: Biden’s intervention led to freedom for two Michaels, sources say
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla following his arrival on a Canadian air force jet after his release from detention in China, at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 25, 2021. Cpl Justin Dreimanis/DND-MDN Canada/Handout via REUTERS
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American siblings return home after China lifts exit ban
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags fly along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House in Washington January 18, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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The two Michaels are free, but this is only the beginning of Canada’s China problem
The Editorial Board
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The two Michaels: Where do Canada-China relations go from here?
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China claims Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig freed for health reasons
FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2021, file photo, Michael Kovrig, center, embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla, left, and sister Ariana Botha after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Two Canadians, Kovrig and Michael Spavor who were detained in late 2019, days after Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada at the request of U.S. authorities, have been allowed to return to Canada after being released on bail for health reasons, China's Foreign Ministry said Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Meng Wanzhou’s release offers chance at reset in bilateral relations, Chinese tabloid says
Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou waves as she steps out of a charter plane at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China September 25, 2021. Jin Liwang/Xinhua via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Western Canada: Detained Canadians arrive home after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou freed, allowed to leave Vancouver
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‘I will soon be thrown into the arms of the great motherland’: statement by Meng Wanzhou
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Meng Wanzhou lands in China with fanfare after release from Canadian custody
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou waves as she steps out of an airplane after arriving at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. A top executive from global communications giant Huawei Technologies returned to China on Saturday following what amounted to a high-stakes prisoner swap with Canada and the U.S. (Jin Liwang/Xinhua via AP)
canada
China’s speedy release of two Michaels a dramatic reversal after insistence case had no link to Meng Wanzhou
Ambassador of China to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks as part of a panel at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Cong says Canada acted as a "disgraceful" accomplice to the United States in arresting Chinese high-tech executive Meng Wanzhou on an American extradition warrant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor: After 1,020 days imprisoned in China, the two detainees arrive home in Canada
Released from China, Michael Kovrig is greeted by his wife Vina Nadjibulla, left and sister Ariana Botha, right, on the tarmac at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ont. on Saturday, September 25, 2021. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Beijing finally releases two Michaels, but a hard lesson can’t be forgotten
Campbell Clark
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Politics Briefing: Canadian officials decline comment on resolution of Meng case, impact on two Michaels
FILE PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou reacts as she leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, Canada, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
politics
Meng Wanzhou free to return to China after cutting plea deal with U.S. Justice Department
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou (C) talks to media at British Columbia Supreme Court after her extradition hearing ended in her favour, in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada on August 18, 2021. - A Canadian judge on Friday ended extradition proceedings against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and ordered her bail conditions lifted, effectively freeing her and bringing to a close a nearly three-year legal saga. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP) (Photo by DON MACKINNON/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. Justice Department, Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou resume talks on plea deal, sources say
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returns to British Columbia Supreme Court on August 18, 2021, in Vancouver, Canada, during her last extradition hearing. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP) (Photo by DON MACKINNON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Chinese newspaper launches online petition demanding Meng Wanzhou’s release from ‘illegal’ detention
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returns to British Columbia Supreme Court on August 18, 2021, in Vancouver, Canada, during her last extradition hearing. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP) (Photo by DON MACKINNON/AFP via Getty Images)
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The ‘hostage diplomacy’ connecting Canada and China
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No deception in Meng Wanzhou’s actions, defence says
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves for a lunch break during her extradition hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jimmy Jeong
canada
Judge in Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing suggests American fraud charge is unusual
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves her home to attend her extradition hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, August 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jimmy Jeong
opinion
Canadians should refuse to recognize China’s ‘justice’ system
Times Wang
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Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case enters final leg with government lawyer labelling her ‘dishonest’
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, returns to B.C. Supreme Court after a break from her extradition hearing, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Federal government argues charges should not be stayed for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou
Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returns to a court hearing following a lunch break in Vancouver, Canada, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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Evening Update: Debate over COVID-19 booster shots intensifies; Canadians Schellenberg, Spavor sentencing in China
People receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination clinic at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Ontario has risen above 400 new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time since mid-June.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Michael Kovrig's wife battles for his freedom from Chinese custody
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