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A Chinese court sentenced Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case that has been linked to Beijing's pressure campaign against...

Canadian Michael Spavor was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court on spying charges. Spavor, along with another Canadian citizen, Michael Kovrig, was...

A court in China has reportedly sentenced a Canadian businessman being held in secret jail for alleged spying to 11 years in prison.

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a Chinese courts sentencing of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage on Wednesday was absolutely unacceptable and called for his immediate release. The United States embassy in Beijing also condemned the sentencing in a statement, saying that proceedings against Spavor and another Canadian charged with espionage were an attempt to use human beings as bargaining leverage . The espionag...

Calgarian Michael Spavor was sentenced to 11 years in prison by Chinese authorities late Tuesday night

Canadian entrepreneur sentenced to 11 years in prison in China in case linked to pressure campaign over arrest of Huawei executive

The court said Spavor would be deported, without specifying whether it was before or after he served his sentence.

New Zealand has deep concerns about a decision by a Chinese court to sentence a Canadian to prison, in a spying case linked to Beijing's pressure campaign against Canada.

Spavor is among a handful of Canadians in China facing stiff punishments in the wake of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s December 2018 arrest.

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