> He is still in China living with his girlfriend.
The US and China do not have an extradition treaty. ie even if they wanted to do something, they can’t. The same goes for Russia
> He is still in China living with his girlfriend.
The US and China do not have an extradition treaty. ie even if they wanted to do something, they can’t. The same goes for Russia
An extradition treaty is just a formalized process for extradition, it doesn’t prevent countries from extraditing someone when they want to. China doesn’t extradite Chinese nationals as a matter of principle, but they’ll extradite other people to the US if it’s politically expedient.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Michael_Spavor_an...
China absolutely could do something if they wanted to. No treaty just means they aren't obligated to "do something", not that they can't. For example, if the US wanted to reinstate the $800 no tariff policy in exchange for Vernon, I guarantee you they'd arrest him and turn him over.
I can't find any reference to Vernon's citizenship, ie if he is a Chinese citizen or not. Which would change the math.