China sentences Canadian businessman to 11 years in prison for spying

A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage, after Sino-Canadian relations have been strained in recent years over this and other legal cases.Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau swiftly lambasted Beijing's verdict, saying in a statement, "China's conviction and sentencing of Michael Spavor is absolutely unacceptable and unjust."Spavor was detained, along with Canada's former diplomat Michael Kovrig, shortly after Canadian authorities arrested Meng Wanzhou, a top official of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co., in V…READ FULL ARTICLE