Canadian Man Charged With Spying in China Gets Visit by Consular Officials

Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat who has been detained by China, in a file photo during an interview in Hong Kong on March 28, 2018. AP Photo

OTTAWA—Global Affairs Canada says consular officials in China visited detained former diplomat Michael Kovrig on March 25.

It is the fifth time that Kovrig has received a consular visit since he was detained by Chinese authorities in early December, but the first since he and fellow detainee Michael Spavor were charged with stealing state secrets two weeks ago.