{"id":285912,"date":"2021-03-22T21:45:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T01:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=285912"},"modified":"2021-03-22T21:46:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T01:46:18","slug":"trial-of-canadian-national-detained-in-china-for-over-two-years-begins-canadian-diplomat-denied-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-of-canadian-national-detained-in-china-for-over-two-years-begins-canadian-diplomat-denied-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial of Canadian national detained in China for over two years begins, Canadian diplomat denied access"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrial-of-canadian-national-detained-in-china-for-over-two-years-begins-canadian-diplomat-denied-access%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=285912&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2390523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2390523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BEIJING, CHINA \u2013 MARCH 22: Canadian Embassy Charge d\u2019Affaires Jim Nickel (L) and United States Embassy Acting Deputy Chief of Mission William Klein speak to the media after being denied entry to the trial for Canadian Michael Kovrig on March 22, 2021 at a court in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:30 PM PT \u2013 Monday, March 22, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>China has denied access to Canadian officials for the trial of two Canadian nationals who have been detained in the communist nation for years. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/news\/2nd-canadian-to-go-on-trial-in-china-on-spying-charges\/\">trial<\/a> of former Canadian Diplomat Michael Kovrig began in Beijing Monday, but envoy Jim Nickel was barred from attending the proceedings, which were held behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2390522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2390522\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2390522 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2827.jpeg\" alt=\"Jim Nickel, the deputy chief of mission for the Canadian Embassy in China, and foreign diplomats gather outside the No. 2 Intermediate People&#039;s Court to attend former diplomat Michael Kovrig&#039;s trial in Beijing, Monday, Sept 22, 2021. The Beijing court was expected to put on trial second Canadian citizen Michael Kovrig held for more than two years on spying charges in apparent retaliation for Canada&#039;s arrest of a senior executive of the telecoms giant Huawei. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2827.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2828.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2829.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2830.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2390522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Nickel, the deputy chief of mission for the Canadian Embassy in China. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>China has not provided many details about the charges against Kovrig or fellow Canadian Michael Spavor, who faces a separate trial. However, the prosecutions are believed to be retaliation to Canada\u2019s prosecution of an executive with telecommunications giant, \u201cHuawei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichel Kovrig, as you know, has been detained arbitrarily in China for more than two years now, precisely 833 days,\u201d Jim Nickel, Charge D\u2019affaires at the Canadian Embassy in China, said. \u201cThis is completely unacceptable. As well as the lack of transparency today is leaving us very troubled with his situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nickel said he will be following up with China\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and demanding to see Kovrig on a consular visit \u201cvery soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gov-desantis-touts-fla-economic-boom-in-grand-opening-speech\/\">Gov. DeSantis Touts Fla. 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