BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that a Canadian national is undergoing “administrative punishment” for working illegally, after Canada’s government said a third Canadian citizen had been detained in China.
There is clear consular communication between Canada and China, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.
China last week detained two other Canadian citizens, saying they were both suspected of endangering China’s national security.
(Reporting by Philip Wen; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)