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    Chinese Court Sentences Canadian Man To Death, Escalating Tensions

    Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, had appealed a 15-year prison sentence for drug smuggling. Some experts say China is retaliating for the arrest of a Chinese tech executive in Canada.
    by Sasha Ingber Jan 14, 2019 2 minutes
    The Dalian Intermediate People's Court in China, where the retrial for Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was held.

    A Canadian man who appealed his 15-year prison sentence in China for drug smuggling was instead sentenced to death — a swift ruling that has led some experts to believe Beijing is applying pressure to Canada after last month's arrest of Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver.

    Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, was detained in 2014 in

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