#freechinahostages campaign for Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor

Here is an open letter from Charles Parton about a new move in the campaign to free Michael Kovrig and…

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Ducks, rabbits, and the case of Meng Wanzhou

The U.S. government and Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are reportedly negotiating a deal that would permit her to leave Canada…

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Meng Wanzhou loses in BC Supreme Court

Meng Wanzhou lost her bid to end extradition proceedings on the grounds that her acts, as alleged, would not constitute…

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Chinese lawyers and law professors assess the Schellenberg case

Here’s an excellent post over at China Change translating comments from Chinese lawyers and law professors on the Schellenberg case.…

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China’s death-threat diplomacy

Last week I wrote about China’s hostage diplomacy. Now the Chinese government has forced me to use a new headline.…

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China’s hostage diplomacy and the Schellenberg case

I just posted a commentary on the above topic over at the Lawfare blog. If you don’t know what the…

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The Huawei arrest case: what if China did the same thing?

In my part of the internet, the wires are burning up over the arrest in Canada, for extradition to the…

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