The ruling by China’s highest court followed a recent meeting between China and Canada’s top leaders that led to a thaw in the two countries’ relations.

Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014, before China–Canada ties nosedived following the 2018 arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou.

Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014, before China–Canada ties nosedived following the 2018 arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou.

China's highest court has overturned the death sentence for Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, signalling a potential diplomatic thaw with Canada. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

OTTAWA — China’s highest court has overturned a Canadian man’s death sentence, The New York Times reports. The newspaper says the death sentence ordered for B.C. native Robert Lloyd Schellenberg after he was convicted on drug smuggling charges in 2019 has been overturned by the Supreme People’s Court. The decision comes just weeks after Prime […]