China say Canadian being probed for state security harming

China say Canadian being probed for state security harming

Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who worked with North Korea, is being investigated on suspicion of harming China’s security

China said days after a former Canadian diplomat was detained in an escalating diplomatic row.

The state security bureau in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong, which borders North Korea, has been investigating Spavor since Dec. 10, an official news site for the Liaoning province government said.

 

It gave no further details.

The announcement follows the detention in Beijing on Monday of former diplomat Michael Kovrig, who works for the International Crisis Group (ICG).

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