Скачать или смотреть Michael Spavor: Canadian jailed for 11 years in China on spying charges • FRANCE 24 English

A court in #China has convicted a Canadian businessman of #espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison. Michael Spavor has been detained since 2018, after being arrested with fellow Canadian ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig. The verdict will test a strained relationship between the Canadian and Chinese governments. It comes as an extradition battle involving Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive at #Chinese tech giant #Huawei, takes place in #Canada. France 24's correspondent Charles Pellegrin tells us more.

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