Michael Spavor trial: China court sentences Canadian to 11 years for spying

Justin Trudeau says ruling is absolutely unacceptable' as tensions grow between countries over fate of arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Canada

Justin Trudeau has condemned as absolutely unacceptable and unjust" China's jailing of Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor for 11 years on charges of spying.

Canada's prime minister said: The verdict for Mr Spavor comes after more than two-and-a-half years of arbitrary detention, a lack of transparency in the legal process, and a trial that did not satisfy even the minimum standards required by international law."