For over a thousand days, starting in December 2018, China’s government held me hostage in an attempt to blackmail Canada into releasing Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese telecom executive arrested on American criminal charges.
During hundreds of hours of interrogation and false accusations, my captors threatened me with sentences that could extend to life in prison and potentially death. Thankfully, the case against me was purely political, and I had the support of relentless advocates and negotiators who eventually resolved the geopolitical standoff. But I never forget that my fate could have been far worse.
