China Sentences a Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, to Death
A retrial was ordered after Mr. Schellenberg appealed a 15-year sentence. The stiffer sentence comes against a backdrop of increased tensions between China and Canada.
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A retrial was ordered after Mr. Schellenberg appealed a 15-year sentence. The stiffer sentence comes against a backdrop of increased tensions between China and Canada.
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