China Detains Third Canadian Citizen for Working Illegally

China’s foreign ministry said on Dec. 20 that a Canadian woman is undergoing “administrative punishment” for working illegally.
China Detains Third Canadian Citizen for Working Illegally
Chinese police patrol in front of the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Dec. 14, 2018. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
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BEIJING—China’s foreign ministry said on Dec. 20 that a Canadian woman is undergoing “administrative punishment” for working illegally, after Canada’s government said a third Canadian had been detained in China.

Chinese state security agents last week detained two Canadians, former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, saying they were suspected of endangering state security.