Canadian MP resigns over alleged Chinese interference ties.
Canadian lawmaker Han Dong has resigned from the governing Liberal party following allegations that he secretly met with a Chinese diplomat and advised Beijing not to release two Canadian captives. Dong denied the allegations but resigned to avoid the perception of a conflict of interest. The two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, spent nearly three years in Chinese jail cells and faced dubious espionage charges, widely seen as retaliation for Canada’s arrest of the senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as a part of an American extradition request. The allegations came amid persisting concerns over alleged Chinese political interference in Canada.