Who went missing in China in 2018By ASSOCIATED PRESShome/News/World/Who went missing in China in 2018BEIJING: It’s not uncommon for individuals who speak out against the government to disappear in China, but the scope of the “disappeared” has expanded since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2013. The apparent consequences materialized within days, when two Canadian men went missing in China. He is allowed one consular visit a month and has not been granted access to a lawyer, as is standard for state security cases. China has not said whether their detentions are related to Meng’s, but a similar scenario unfolded in the past. Meng was missing for weeks, before Chinese authorities said he was being investigated for taking bribes and other crimes.

Source: Manila Times December 30, 2018 16:18 UTC