Canadian national Biwei Zhang to remain in pretrial detention in Belgium

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Canadian national Biwei Zhang to remain in pretrial detention in Belgium?

Of the 33 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 42% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 15% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 43. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Canadian national Biwei Zhang to remain in pretrial detention in Belgium left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 33 rated outlets on this story, 42% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 15% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Canadian national Biwei Zhang to remain in pretrial detention in Belgium biased?

Canadian national Biwei Zhang to remain in pretrial detention in Belgium is one event reported by 43 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Canadian national Biwei Zhang to remain in pretrial detention in Belgium?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Canadian national Biwei Zhang to remain in pretrial detention in Belgium?

43 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who is the Canadian suspect arrested in Belgium?

The suspect is identified as Biwei Zhang, a 33-year-old computer scientist of Chinese origin. She was working as an intern at NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium, when she was arrested on accusations of espionage and participation in a criminal organization.

What was the outcome of the suspect's appeal hearing?

Belgium's Chamber of Indictments decided to extend Biwei Zhang's pretrial detention by one month. This decision followed a hearing where she appealed a previous ruling to keep her in custody.

Which country is suspected of being behind the espionage?

Sources have indicated to Reuters and other media outlets that the suspected third country involved in the espionage case is China. The Chinese embassy in Canada has denied these allegations.