Proper noun
Spavor (plural Spavors)
A surname.
China arrested two Canadian men, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, nine days later in what is widely viewed as retaliation and has charged them with spying. Source: Internet
During the same period, two Canadian nationals working for NGOs, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, were arrested in China on charges that critics say appeared politically motivated. Source: Internet
His comments came after China's Supreme People's Procuratorate on Friday said it had begun the prosecution of ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, who were "suspected of foreign espionage" and "providing state secrets". Source: Internet
In doing so, China will have no reason to further poison its relationship with Canada by keeping Kovrig and Spavor so brutally incarcerated. Source: Internet
In his first week on the job, he pressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi about Kovrig and Spavor in a meeting at a G20 gathering in Japan. Source: Internet
In June, China formally charged that pair — ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor — after they were detained in the country in December 2018. Source: Internet