News Alert: Canadian businessman Michael Spavor sentenced by Chinese court to 11 years in prison for spying

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News Alert: Canadian businessman Michael Spavor sentenced by Chinese court to 11 years in prison for spying

Spavor, a Beijing-based businessman who regularly traveled to North Korea, was sentenced after being found guilty of spying and illegally providing state secrets to foreign countries, the Dandong Intermediate People's Court said in a statement Wednesday.

The court said Spavor would also be deported, without specifying whether it was before or after he served his prison sentence.