BEIJING/OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Chinese court upheld on Tuesday a Canadian man's death sentence for drug smuggling a day before another court is due to rule on the case of another Canadian accused of spying. Meng, who has said she is innocent, has been fighting her extradition from under house arrest in Vancouver. The High Court in the northeast province of Liaoning heard Schellenberg's appeal against the death sentence in May last year and confirmed the verdict on Tuesday. China has rejected the suggestion the cases of the Canadians in China are linked to Meng's case in Canada though China has warned of unspecified consequences unless Meng was released. Another Canadian, former diplomat Michael Kovrig, was also arrested in China days after Meng's arrest and charged with espionage.

Source: Mint August 10, 2021 05:57 UTC