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Schellenberg was initially sentenced to 15 years in jail, but in 2019 an appeal court said this was too lenient, leading to a retrial and a death sentence.
The verdict comes as relations between Canada and China remain fraught.
The Canadian ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, condemned the Chinese court's ruling, saying it was "no coincidence" that the verdict was released while an extradition battle involving senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was ongoing in Canada.
Ms Meng, the daughter of the founder of the Chinese telecoms company, is currently detained in Canada on a US warrant.
Canada had earlier accused China of conducting "hostage diplomacy", though Beijing denies the cases are linked.
Schellenberg was detained in 2014 and charged with planning to smuggle almost 500lb (227kg) of methamphetamine from China to Australia.
He denies the charges, and said he went to China as a tourist.
In November 2018, he was sentenced to 15 years in jail.
But a few days later, Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei, on a US extradition warrant.
China at the time warned of unspecified consequences unless Ms Meng was released.
Schellenberg later appealed against the 15-year prison term, but instead of reducing his sentence, judges ruled that his previous sentence had been too light and instead sentenced him to death.
China: Canadian citizen loses appeal against death penalty
The verdict comes as an extradition battle in Canada for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou continues.
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Schellenberg was initially sentenced to 15 years in jail, but in 2019 an appeal court said this was too lenient, leading to a retrial and a death sentence.
The verdict comes as relations between Canada and China remain fraught.
The Canadian ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, condemned the Chinese court's ruling, saying it was "no coincidence" that the verdict was released while an extradition battle involving senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was ongoing in Canada.
Ms Meng, the daughter of the founder of the Chinese telecoms company, is currently detained in Canada on a US warrant.
Canada had earlier accused China of conducting "hostage diplomacy", though Beijing denies the cases are linked.
Schellenberg was detained in 2014 and charged with planning to smuggle almost 500lb (227kg) of methamphetamine from China to Australia.
He denies the charges, and said he went to China as a tourist.
In November 2018, he was sentenced to 15 years in jail.
But a few days later, Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei, on a US extradition warrant.
China at the time warned of unspecified consequences unless Ms Meng was released.
Schellenberg later appealed against the 15-year prison term, but instead of reducing his sentence, judges ruled that his previous sentence had been too light and instead sentenced him to death.
