China has basically arrested a businessman and formerly Canadian diplomat who had been since December in a case that has strained ties between Beijing and Ottawa.
Former diplomat Michael Kufrij and businessman Michael Spafur face charges of working together to steal government documents.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Thursday that citizens had been officially arrested "in recent days."
Cofringing and Savoror were detained in China after Canada was dismissed as the financial manager of Huawei Ming Wanchu, which faces deportation to the United States.
