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