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A Canadian citizen who was detained in China earlier this month has returned to Canada after being released from custody, a government spokesperson said on Friday.
The spokesperson did not specify when the Canadian was released or returned to Canada. Earlier in the day, broadcaster CBC identified the citizen as Canadian teacher Sarah McIver.
China’s Foreign Ministry said earlier this month that McIver was undergoing “administrative punishment” for working illegally.
McIver was the third Canadian to be detained by China following the December 1 arrest in Vancouver of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.
