After Two Years, China Says Kovrig and Spavor Have Been Indicted, Tried

A young man holds a sign bearing photographs of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who have been detained in China for two years, outside B.C. Supreme Court during a hearing for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on Jan. 21, 2020. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

OTTAWA—In his darkest moments, Michael Kovrig draws strength from knowing that his fellow Canadians and people around the world are working to free him and Michael Spavor from their respective Chinese prison cells.

As much as that matters, Kovrig’s wife Vina Nadjibulla says he is also subjecting himself to a strict regimen to strengthen his mind and body because he views that as the key to his survival.