Thread by @PandemicTruther

#MengWanzhou #TwoMichaels
All MSM condemn China saying the fact that two Michaels' release coincided with that of Meng proves two dudes are innocent hostages. The logic is really strange. The Michaels admitted their spy activities. They are proud of their dangerous 007 CIA

career for democracy. MSM reduced them to insignificant hustlers. They must be hurt and indignant! To show the world their true caliber, Kovrig gave a solemn military salute on arrival.

China repeatedly stated Michaels' arrests had nothing to do with Meng.

However US/Canada wouldn't leave China alone to deal with the Michaels, for the reason Michaels are high level spies under the direct order of CIA. Kovrig was the CIA handler of Spavor. Kovrig used to exercise his spy career under the diplomatic cover and immunity

while working for the Canadian consulate of Hong Kong.

China deemed the nature of the arrest of Meng Wanzhou as terrorist kidnapping to intimidate Huawei/China into abandoning high-tech development. China urged the unconditional release of Meng. US/Canada said OK

with the condition of the freedom of the two Michaels, multibillion US$ fine (Mafia criminals usually ask ransom after kidnapping) and Meng's admission of guilt. Meng and China adamantly refused. Meng said she would rather die than betraying the interests of her country.

Imagine if China accepted the conditions, it would be like accepting another insulting and humiliating inequal treaty! Chinese people don't agree.

Since the two Michaels are high level spies risking their lives for democracy, US/Canada were desperate to obtain their release.

To reassure China there was nothing shameful in the exchange, US cited diplomatic precedents saying it was customary to exchange hostages during the cold war. US and the USSR exchanged 25 times their respective spies. In the end, seeing China not relenting,

US/Canada gave up other conditions. They wanted only the Michaels.

China hesitated. However increasingly the two Michaels were becoming nuisances. They attracted overwhelming international media attention. China treated them as protected species like pandas, but still

one can't guarantee that things don't go wrong. If they commit suicide, matter will get out of control. These spies were useless but took up a lot of resources... It cost tens of millions of dollars just to keep them alive peacefully in prison.

So maybe it was a good idea to get rid of them.

So at the relentless beseech of US/Canada/CIA, China relented. Immediately western MSM said their release proved they are innocent hostages. What kind of logic is it? China was coerced and pressured into

the act in order to protect the human rights of an innocent Chinese citizen!

However China must admit retaliatative defensive hostages are pretty useful. There are thousands of Michaels dabbling in 007 adventures in China. All these are precious assets. If Russia needs help,

China can export a few Michaels. China could create a hostage exchange market under the condition that all trading nations must abide by basic moral principle, ie, abstaining from arbitrary kidnapping of innocent citizens in the name of law of long-arm jurisdiction.

Authentic spies for retaliatory self-defense only!

BTW, US official position is the same as China's. No such thing as hostage diplomacy, purely an independent legal decision based on the merits of the case.