Canada's Trudeau calls China's sentence on Spavor 'unacceptable and unjust'

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at the daycare inside Carrefour de l'Isle-Saint-Jean school in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/John Morris Acquire Licensing Rights

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called China's conviction and sentencing of businessman Michael Spavor "unacceptable and unjust," according to a statement early on Wednesday.

Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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