World Alert: China confirms espionage charges against two detained Canadians, hours after U.S. places new limits on tech giant Huawei

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor could face harsh punishment for the charges that were announced shortly after the Trump administration added Huawei to a blacklist, potentially crippling the Chinese company's business. China has slammed the United States for waging what it says is an unfair campaign against Huawei — and accused Canada of helping Washington by detaining Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     World Alert May 16, 7:00 AM     China confirms espionage charges against two detained Canadians, hours after U.S. places new limits on tech giant Huawei Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor could face harsh punishment for the charges that were announced shortly after the Trump administration added Huawei to a blacklist, potentially crippling the Chinese company's business. China has slammed the United States for waging what it says is an unfair campaign against Huawei — and accused Canada of helping Washington by detaining Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071