In what Canadian officials have described as "arbitrary" decisions, Chinese courts this week have handed down a
harsh sentence to
Michael Spavor, accused of espionage, and upheld a death sentence for
Robert Schellenberg, convicted of drug smuggling in the Asian country in 2018. The decisions come as the extradition trial of the Chinese tech giant Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou
is entering its final stages in a Vancouver courtroom.
Meng
is wanted by the United States on multiple serious charges, including bank fraud and violating US sanctions against Iran by selling telecom equipment. She was arrested in late 2018. Meng and Huawei
have denied the allegations.