Two Canadians Detained in China Indicted on Espionage Charges

HONG KONG—Chinese prosecutors have formally indicted two Canadian citizens on espionage charges more than 18 months after the men were first detained, advancing a pair of cases widely seen as retribution for Canada’s arrest of a well-connected Chinese Huawei executive.

Michael Kovrig, a researcher and former Canadian diplomat, was charged with “probing into state secrets and intelligence” on behalf of foreign actors, while entrepreneur Michael Spavor was accused of “probing into and illegally providing state secrets” to foreign…