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    Two Canadians who鈥檝e been imprisoned in China for more than 1,000 days have arrived safely in Canada.

    Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained on espionage charges since Dec. 10, 2018, arrived at the Calgary International Airport early Saturday morning, following an overnight fuel stop in Alaska.

    Footage from 麻豆影视 on the tarmac shows several passengers greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with a hug, though everyone in the footage is wearing a mask.

    A spokesperson for the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office told 麻豆影视鈥 Bill Fortier at the airport that the passengers are indeed the two Michaels. The spokesperson added that it is very emotional moment for both of them and they would not be taking questions.

    Later in the day, a smiling Kovrig landed at Toronto鈥檚 Pearson International Airport, where he was met by his sister and wife. Kovrig briefly spoke to media, where he issued his thanks for the support and said he would have more to say in due time.

    鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderfully fantastic to be back home in Canada,鈥 he told reporters. 鈥淚鈥檓 so grateful for everybody who worked so hard to bring both of us back home.鈥

    Trudeau announced the two would be returning to Canada in a late-night press conference on Friday, only once the two had left Chinese airspace.

    鈥淲elcome home, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor,鈥 Trudeau wrote in a tweet on Saturday. 鈥淵ou鈥檝e shown incredible strength, resilience, and perseverance. Know that Canadians across the country will continue to be here for you, just as they have been.鈥

    News of their release has garnered celebration from across Canada, including 鈥媐rom Conservative Leader Erin O鈥橳oole and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, as well as from people who knew the two Canadians.

    "It's hard to describe but I'm just so thrilled for him and his family more than anybody else,鈥 Praveen Madhiraju, a colleague of Kovrig鈥檚, told 麻豆影视 Channel on Saturday. 鈥淭his has been a long time coming and we're just thrilled for this next chapter."

    Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said the two Michaels showed 鈥渋ncredible strength鈥 during their detention.

    鈥淢ichael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are now home 鈥 they, as well as their families, have shown incredible strength, bravery and resilience,鈥 鈥淭he Canadian government has worked hard to secure their release. We thank everyone involved who helped make it possible.鈥

    The Michaels arrived in Canada just one day after a British Columbia court dropped the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou over fraud and conspiracy charges related to American sanctions against Iran.

    Meng had earlier Friday pleaded not guilty to all charges in a virtual appearance in New York court, where the judge signed off on a deferred prosecution agreement.

    The two Michaels were both convicted of spying in closed Chinese courts earlier this year. Spavor was sentenced to 11 years in Chinese prison, while Kovrig had yet to be sentenced.

    The detainment of the two Canadians has largely been seen as retaliation for Meng鈥檚 arrest, though China has repeatedly denied any connection between the Michaels and Meng.

    Colin Robertson, a former Canadian diplomat, told 麻豆影视 Channel on Saturday that the swift release of the two Michaels shows that their detainment was in fact retaliatory.

    鈥淥bviously this is the acknowledgment that this was really a retaliatory hostage taking for Meng Wanzhou,鈥

    鈥淚 think (this is) a triumph for quiet diplomacy, because this was kept very much to wraps. Nobody knew what was going on. I was as surprised as the rest of Canada.鈥

    With files from The Canadian Press

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