No details of businessman Michael Spavor's condition were provided, however, due to Canadian privacy laws.
Canadian detained in China gets consular visit
Canadian consular officials visited a Canadian being held in China on Tuesday, nearly a month after he and a compatriot were arrested for alleged spying.
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China detained Spavor on December 12, two days after former diplomat Michael Kovrig, accusing them both of activities that "endanger China's security" -- a phrase often used by Beijing when alleging espionage.
Though no link has been officially made, the arrests are thought to be in retaliation for Canada's December 1 arrest on a US request of Meng Wanzhou, a top Chinese business executive accused of violating Iran sanctions.
Ottawa renewed its call -- backed by Australia, Britain, France, Germany, the European Union and the United States -- for the Canadian pair's immediate release.
The Spavor visit -- his second by consular officials -- came after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the cases with US President Donald Trump, whose administration began trade talks with Beijing this week.
On Monday, Trudeau and Trump in a telephone call denounced the "arbitrary" detentions.
Canadian parliamentarians cited by the Globe and Mail also warned Chinese officials during a visit to Shanghai that the arrests have created a "major chill" in East-West relations.
The Canadian government said it would press for further time with Kovrig and Spavor, who were granted consular access by Beijing in mid-December, according to Canadian officials.
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