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Federal leaders were united Wednesday in calling for the release of two Canadians detained by China after one was sentenced to 11 years in prison in a case that has put them - and Canada - at the centre of a bitter battle between China and the United States.

Entrepreneur Michael Spavor was detained in what critics labeled “hostage politics” after Huaweis Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Canada will continue to fight for the release of Michael Spavor after a Chinese court sentenced him to 11 years in prison. Garneau in a news conference this morning condemned the prison sentence, which followed a closed-door trial in March that Garneau says did not meet the […]

Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said today that the 11-year sentence a Chinese court gave Michael Spavor — one of two Canadians detained in China in what are widely seen as acts of retaliation in response to the arrest of a Chinese tech executive — was the result of a "sham trial."

The shocking part isn’t Spavor’s conviction, it’s that the sentence wasn’t harsher

DANDONG, China (AP) — A Canadian entrepreneur was sentenced to 11 years in prison in a spying case linked to Beijing’s effort to push his country to release an executive

China has sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for spying. Two Australians are in detention in China on similar charges.

Entrepreneur Michael Spavor was sentenced on Wednesday, and is one of a number of Canadians detained in China in what critics say is “hostage politics” after the Huawei executive’s arrest in 2018.

A Canadian entrepreneur was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case linked to Beijing’s effort to push his country to release an executive of tech giant Huawei, prompting an unusual joint show of support for Canada by the United States and 24 other governments.

Spavors guilty verdict and sentencing come as lawyers battle the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is currently under house arrest in Canada.