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.
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 Chinese court sentenced Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case linked to Beijing s pressure campaign against the Canadian government over the arrest of an executive at tech giant Huawei.