China overturns death sentence of Canadian in sign of diplomatic thaw
by Agence France-Presse from World news | The Guardian on (#73D4K)
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014 before Canada-China ties nosedived in 2018
China has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official said on Friday, in a possible sign of a diplomatic thaw as prime minister Mark Carney seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing.
Schellenberg's lawyer Zhang Dongshuo, reached in Beijing on Saturday, confirmed the decision was announced on Friday by China's highest court.
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