China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei

Canadian Michael Spavor, seen here in an image from a video in 2017, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison in China (AP)

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.

A Canadian court will hear final arguments in the next few weeks over whether to hand over the executive, Meng Wanzhou, to face US criminal charges in connection with possible violations of trade sanctions on Iran.