*https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-canada-business-china-global-trade-2d3c30207dbfc80d1820771d291cec68 <https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-canada-business-china-global-trade-2d3c30207dbfc80d1820771d291cec68>?* utm_source *=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningWire_August11&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers* <https://facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=870613919693099&display=popup&href=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-canada-business-china-global-trade-2d3c30207dbfc80d1820771d291cec68> <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-canada-business-china-global-trade-2d3c30207dbfc80d1820771d291cec68> <?subject=China%20sentences%20Canadian%20to%2011%20years%20in%20case%20tied%20to%20Huawei&body=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-canada-business-china-global-trade-2d3c30207dbfc80d1820771d291cec68> Click to copy China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei By JOE McDONALD and NG HAN GUANtoday [image: FILE - In this file image made from a March 2, 2017, video, Michael Spavor, director of Paektu Cultural Exchange, talks during a Skype interview in Yanji, China. The Canadian entrepreneur who was charged with spying after his government arrested an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a possible verdict Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 as Beijing steps up pressure on Canada ahead of a court ruling on whether to hand over the executive to face U.S. criminal charges. (AP Photo/File)] 1 of 17 FILE - In this file image made from a March 2, 2017, video, Michael Spavor, director of Paektu Cultural Exchange, talks during a Skype interview in Yanji, China. The Canadian entrepreneur who was charged with spying after his government arrested an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a possible verdict Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 as Beijing steps up pressure on Canada ahead of a court ruling on whether to hand over the executive to face U.S. criminal charges. (AP Photo/File) <https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-canada-business-china-global-trade-2d3c30207dbfc80d1820771d291cec68/gallery/b55bde8ea01549adbfde812f4087b5ef>
DANDONG, China (AP) — 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. China is stepping up pressure as a Canadian judge hears final arguments about whether to send the Huawei executive to the United States to face charges related to possible violations of trade sanctions on Iran. On Tuesday, a court rejected another Canadian’s appeal of his sentence in a drug case that was abruptly increased to death after the executive’s arrest. Entrepreneur Michael Spavor and a former Canadian diplomat were detained in what critics labeled “hostage politics” after Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou was arrested Dec. 1, 2018, at the Vancouver airport. Spavor was sentenced by a court in Dandong, about 210 miles (340 kilometers) east of Beijing on the North Korean border. The government has released few details other than to accuse Spavor of passing along sensitive information to the former diplomat, Michael Kovrig, beginning in 2017. Both have been held in isolation and have little contact with Canadian diplomats. The Canadian government condemned Spavor’s sentence. It said he and Kovrig are “detained arbitrarily” and called for their immediate release. The legal process in Spavor’s case “lacked both fairness and transparency,” said Ambassador Dominic Barton outside a detention center where the sentence was announced. ADVERTISEMENT Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later said the trial “did not satisfy even the minimum standards required by international law.” Spavor has two weeks to decide whether to appeal, according to Barton. “While we disagree with the charges, we realize that this is the next step in the process to bring Michael home, and we will continue to support him through this challenging time,” Spavor’s family said in a statement. “Michael’s life passion has been to bring different cultures together through tourism and events shared between the Korean peninsula and other countries including China and Canada,” his family said. “This situation has not dampened, but strengthened his passion.” Diplomats from the United States, Japan, Britain, Australia, Germany and other European countries plus the European Union gathered at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing in a show of support. They also have issued separate appeals for Spavor and Kovrig to receive fair trials or to be released. “The practice of arbitrarily detaining individuals to exercise leverage over foreign governments is completely unacceptable,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. “People should never be used as bargaining chips.” Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau said his country was “moved by the demonstration by solidarity from our international partners.” Meng, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Ltd. and daughter of the company’s founder, was arrested on U.S. charges of lying to the Hong Kong arm of the British bank HSBC about possible dealings with Iran in violation of trade sanctions. Meng’s lawyers argue the case is politically motivated and what she is accused of isn’t a crime in Canada. China’s government has criticized the arrest as part of U.S. efforts to hamper its technology development. Huawei, a maker of network equipment and smartphones, is China’s first global tech brand and is at the center of U.S.-Chinese tension over technology and the security of information systems. Beijing denies there is a connection between Meng’s case and the arrests of Spavor and Kovrig, but Chinese officials and state media frequently mention the two men in relation to whether or not Meng is allowed to return to China. Earlier, Barton said he didn’t think it was a coincidence the cases in China were happening while Meng’s case was advancing in Vancouver. Asked whether Canada was negotiating over possibly sending Meng home in exchange for the release of detained Canadians, Barton said, “there are intensive efforts and discussions. I don’t want to talk in any detail about that. But that will continue.” Diplomats from the United States and Germany went to the detention center in Dandong but weren’t allowed in, according to Barton. -- Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "GELORA45" dari Google Grup. Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, kirim email ke [email protected]. Untuk melihat diskusi ini di web, kunjungi https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gelora1945/CAGjSX2BDOpSHZc80Qt%2B-RoD9z1-ygXC%2Bh4AHeMOHv5osdRTBGw%40mail.gmail.com.
