China: Canadian stable secrets

China is accusing the Canadian Michael Kovrig of espionage.

Kovrig is a former diplomat who worked for the International Crisis Group and Spavor a businessman who did business with North Korea, among other things. Both were arrested in China in December, shortly after a top lady from Huawei Technologies was arrested in Vancouver, Canada, at the request of the American judiciary. Meng Wanzhou, according to prosecutors in the US, has violated sanctions against Iran and the activities of her company would be dangerous for the US.