Australia says China death sentence for Cam Gillespie not considered retaliatory

An Australian man’s death sentence by a Chinese court for drug smuggling shouldn’t necessarily be seen as retaliation over tensions between the two nations, according to Trade and Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham.The Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court announced the sentencing of Cam Gillespie on Saturday, Australian Associated Press reported. Gillespie, who has been identified in some media reports as “Karm Gillespie”, was arrested with more than 7.5kg of methamphetamine in his check-in…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3088971/australia-says-china-death-sentence-cam-gillespie-not