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Hostage Diplomacy

Hostage diplomacy makes China the big winner

October 1, 2021September 27, 2021 by David Webster

The ‘two Michaels’ paid the price for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s triumphant return

Categories Analysis Tags Canada, China, Hostage Diplomacy, Meng Wanzhou, Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor, The Conversation, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

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