BEIJING — Chinese authorities are investigating two Canadians citizens on suspicion of stealing state secrets about China’s military and national defence research, state media said.
The official Xinhua News Agency said in a one-paragraph report late Monday that Kevin Garratt and Julia Dawn Garratt were being investigated by the state security bureau in China’s northeastern city of Dandong that borders North Korea. Xinhua did not provide further details. The offence of stealing state secrets is a serious crime in China.
The Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail said the Garratts are a Vancouver couple who have lived in China since 1984 and have run a popular coffee shop in Dandong since 2008.
The accusations against the couple came nearly a week after Canada accused a China-sponsored hacker of infiltrating Canada’s National Research Council, the country’s top research and development organization.
China’s Foreign Ministry expressed strong displeasure over the allegation, urging Canada to withdraw the “groundless” accusation.
Canada’s foreign affairs department said it was aware of reports that the two Canadians had been detained and was trying get more information. The department said consular officials were ready to provide assistance.
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Looks like China cant help but respond in pettiness after they were caught pilfering Canada's secret. I have underlined the important part. Apparently, for 30 years the couple was fine but when Canada caught them spying, suddenly the Canadian couple are SPIES sent to steal "military and national defence research"...which in itself is quite hilarious and ironic as they probably stole all the research from other countries.
