US president Joe Biden called Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig bartering chips after they were arrested shortly after Canada detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on an extradition request from the US. The move was widely seen as retaliation by the CCP for Meng’s arrest. How the US and other western democracies respond could determine how much this happens in the future. In this episode of China Unscripted, we are joined by Fen Hampson, the chancellor’s professor at Carleton University and president of the World Refugee & Migration Council, and Mike Blanchfield, the international affairs writer for The Canadian Press. They are the authors of the book: The Two Michaels: Innocent Canadian Captives and High Stakes Espionage in the US-China Cyber War.
Book: The Two Michaels: Innocent Canadian Captives and High Stakes Espionage in the US-China Cyber War https://www.powells.com/book/the-two-michaels-9781989555545
This is a highlight from the full episode No. 142 Behind the Curtain: China’s Capture of the Michaels https://youtu.be/vUvLhwI9pbc
No. 80 China’s Hostage Diplomacy | Peter Dahlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCEl5eHFa0w&t=165s
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