The Two Michaels: Innocent Canadian Captives and High Stakes Espionage in the US-China Cyber War

Landing in Vancouver on a flight from Hong Kong on December 2018, Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested by Canadian authorities with an American extradition warrant. The US Department of Justice accused Meng of fraud and bypassing sanctions against Iran. Nine days later, in an act of retaliation, China arrested two Canadians-Michael Spavor, an entrepreneur, and Michael Kovrig, a peace advocate-charging them with spying.

Imprisoned and interrogated, the Two Michaels became host...