“Canadian citizen arrested in China”

“as A canadian citizen in his 60s has been arrested in the chinese region of Macau on suspicion of fraud, reports local media.”

“the Man, who is reported to be a retired person with a chinese origin, is accused of having tried to carry over the equivalent of 2.5 billion crowns from an entertainment company with the help of forged documents.”

“He was arrested on Friday when he tried to leave Macao.”

“Canada and China are involved in a very controversial diplomatic clash since Huawei’s cfo Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver on december 1. After the arrest has two canadian citizens detained in China, accused of threatening China’s national security.”

“In those cases, there has been very little information – while the police after his arrest in Macao held a press conference where they introduced the charges against the 61-year-old man.”

“the Canadian consulate in Hong kong has chosen not to comment on the case, according to AFP.”