Canadian Detained in China Allowed Another Consular Visit

Michael Kovrig, an employee with the International Crisis Group and former Canadian diplomat, appears in this photo provided by the International Crisis Group in Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 11, 2018. Crisis Group/Julie David de Lossy/Handout via Reuters

Canadian consular officials in China were again able to visit Michael Kovrig on Jan 10, according to Global Affairs Canada.

Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat who now works as an adviser to the International Crisis Group, and entrepreneur Michael Spavor have been detained in China for over a month for allegedly endangering national security.