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DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
After forbidding him from speaking with his family for more than two years, the Chinese government granted Michael Spavor a call home over Christmas, Beijing has confirmed.
Michael Kovrig, a second Canadian detained in China since 2018, was also given a chance to talk to family over the holidays, Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Thursday. He had previously been allowed to speak briefly with his ill father by phone.