The detained Canadian close to Kim Jong-un

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The detained Canadian close to Kim Jong-un


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Image caption Michael Spavor, pictured here with students at a North Korean school, has close ties to the country's government

Few people can claim to have sipped cocktails on board North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's private yacht, but Michael Spavor is one of them.

But the Canadian businessman has now been detained in China and is accused of working together with a former diplomat to spy and steal Chinese state secrets.

His disappearance comes amid escalating tensions between China and Canada, after the latter arrested a Chinese businesswoman at the request of the US.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46552644