加拿大政府巨额赔偿被中国逮捕间谍

据《环球邮报》等加拿大媒体6日报道，加拿大政府已与曾被中国逮捕的加拿大商人迈克尔·斯帕弗达成和解，以“补偿”他因涉嫌在中国从事间谍活动被监禁近3年。

斯帕弗于2018年12月在中国被捕，并于2021年8月被判处11年监禁。加拿大政府一直指责中国逮捕斯帕弗和加前外交官康明凯是“任意拘押”和“人质外交”。

加拿大政府尚未公布和解金额，但据《环球邮报》报道，金额可能超过1000万加元（约合5200万元人民币）。

7日接受《环球时报》记者采访的专家表示，加拿大政府当初指责中国逮捕斯帕弗和康明凯是“任意拘押”“人质外交”的说法毫无根据。专家指出，斯帕弗和康明凯在中国被捕是有充分证据的，他们涉嫌从事危害中国国家安全的活动。

专家表示，加拿大政府现在与斯帕弗达成和解，一方面是为了平息国内舆论，另一方面也是为了缓和与中国的紧张关系。

中国外交部发言人赵立坚在7日的例行记者会上表示，中国坚决反对加拿大政府向斯帕弗支付赔偿。赵立坚指出，斯帕弗在中国被捕是依法进行的，加拿大政府无权干涉中国司法主权。

赵立坚强调，加拿大政府应停止对中国进行无端指责，停止干涉中国内政，停止损害中加关系。

英语如下：

**Headline:** Ottawa pays millions to Canadian spy jailed in China

**Keywords:**Spy compensation, hostage diplomacy, Canadian government

**Body:**
The Canadian government has reached a settlement with a Canadian businessman who was detained in China for nearly threeyears on suspicion of spying, The Globe and Mail and other Canadian media reported Tuesday.

Michael Spavor was arrested in China in December 2018 and sentenced to 11 years in prison in August 2021. The Canadian government has一直指责 China of “arbitrary detention” and “hostage diplomacy” in arresting Spavor and former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig.

The Canadian government has not disclosed the amount of the settlement, but The Globe and Mail reported that it could be more than C$10 million (US$7.8 million).

Experts interviewed by the Global Times on Wednesday said the Canadian government’s previous accusations that China’s detention of Spavor and Kovrig was “arbitrary detention” and “hostage diplomacy” were groundless. They pointed out that there was ample evidence that Spavor and Kovrig had been engaged in activities that endangered China’s national security.

The experts saidthat the Canadian government is now reaching a settlement with Spavor in order to quell domestic public opinion and ease tensions with China.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on Wednesday that China firmly opposes the Canadian government’s compensation to Spavor. Zhao noted that Spavor’s arrest in China was conducted in accordance with the law, and that the Canadian government has no right to interfere in China’s judicial sovereignty.

Zhao stressed that the Canadian government should stop making groundless accusations against China, stop interfering in China’s internal affairs, and stop damaging China-Canada relations.

【来源】http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2024/03-08/10176880.shtml