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Michael Peter Todd Spavor (born 1976) is a Canadian consultant who has worked extensively in North Korea. He is the director and founding member of Paektu Cultural Exchange, a NGO that facilitates sports, cultural, tourism and business exchanges involving North Korea.
In December 2018, Canadian nationals Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were taken into custody in China. It appeared that their detention on December 10 and subsequent indictment under the state secrets law were linked to the arrest of Huawei 's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, in Canada on December 1. [1]
A court in China has convicted a Canadian businessman of espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison. Michael Spavor has been detained since 2018, after being arrested with fellow...
Aug 10, 2021 · Spavor, a Beijing-based businessman who regularly traveled to North Korea, was sentenced after being found guilty of spying and illegally providing state secrets to foreign countries, the Dandong...
Mar 19, 2021 · Michael Spavor (L) and Michael Kovrig have been held since December 2018. The closely-watched trial of a Canadian businessman accused of espionage has ended in China with no verdict. It is...
Aug 10, 2021 · Canadian Michael Spavor has been found guilty of espionage and sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court in a verdict that will further test the strained relationship between the...
Mar 7, 2024 · The Canadian government has reached a settlement with Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians who were detained in China for nearly three years on national security charges.
