A Chinese court on Wednesday convicted Canadian businessman Michael Spavor of espionage, sentencing him to 11 years in prison, in a case widely seen as part of the Chinese regime’s pressure campaign against Canada over the arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. A statement from the Dandong’s Intermediate People’s Court in northeastern China’s Liaoning Province said Spavor was found guilty of “spying and illegally providing state secrets.” In addition to 11 years in prison, his personal assets amounting to 50,000 yuan ($7,700) will be confiscated, and he will be deported, but the court did not specify when. In China, deportation usually occurs after a person serves their sentence. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the conviction of Spavor “absolutely unacceptable and unjust.” “Today’s verdict for Mr. Spavor comes after more than two and a half years of arbitrary detention, a lack of transparency in the legal process, and …