China overturns death sentence of Canadian in sign of diplomatic thaw
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014 before Canada-China ties nosedived in 2018China 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...
<p>Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014 before Canada-China ties nosedived in 2018</p><p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mark-carney">Mark Carney</a> seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing.</p><p>Schellenberg’s lawyer Zhang Dongshuo, reached in Beijing on Saturday, confirmed the decision was announced on Friday by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/china">China’s</a> highest court.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/07/china-overturns-death-sentence-of-canadian-robert-lloyd-schellenberg-in-sign-of-diplomatic-thaw">Continue reading...</a>
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