China escalates pressure on detainee issue with seizure of Michael Kovrig’s glasses
Jul 2 2019 — Robert Fife — Globe and Mail — Chinese authorities have confiscated the reading glasses of imprisoned Canadian Michael Kovrig as Beijing increases political and economic pressure on Canada to allow a detained senior Huawei Technologies executive to return home, sources say. The confiscation is the latest move by Chinese authorities against Mr. Kovrig and fellow Canadian, Michael Spavor, who are now in […]