Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig finally touched down on Canadian soil this Saturday after being detained in China for 1020 days. As Canada celebrates the return of the “two Michaels,” it’s worth asking what this ''hostage diplomacy'' saga tells us about Canada-China relations and global affairs.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig safely back in Canada
00:46 What this all means and what happens next
01:46 Meng Wanzhou, the role of Huawei in Canada
02:40 What reason do we have to keep Huawei?
03:33 Why did China release the ''two Michaels''?
04:19 ''Hostage diplomacy'', nine-dash line and Uyghur muslims
05:50 A decision on Huawei and 5G soon
06:35 Relations with the Chinese government

ABOUT PHIL GURSKI:
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation.

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