More than 100 China experts urge China to release Canadians

TORONTO (AP) — More than 100 academics and former diplomats are calling on China to release two Canadians who have been detained in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive in Canada.
The letter addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping says the arrests send a chilling message that policy and diplomacy work is “unwelcome and even risky in China.”
It notes that one of those detained, Michael Kovrig, is a former diplomat who was working as an expert on