Guangzhou man latest to be prosecuted for espionage
9 years ago

Guangzhou man latest to be prosecuted for espionage

China Daily  

Soldiers in Taizhou city of East China's Zhejiang province take vows to protect and defend the country, in May 2012. A man in his early twenties has been transferred to a judicial department for further investigation and possible prosecution after he was suspected of releasing military secrets to foreign organizations, Guangzhou Daily reported. Li said he was paid 3,000 yuan a month to disclose the military secrets after he became cyber friends with a foreign spy via a QQ chatroom in February, 2014. Liao began helping a foreign spy procure military secrets after he met the spy while seeking job opportunities online at the beginning of November 2014. Chen illegally visited local military airport and harbor before disclosing military secrets to a foreign spy who passed himself off as a foreign journalist in April, 2014.

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20 months in prison for US man over China repatriation plot
6 days, 4 hours ago

20 months in prison for US man over China repatriation plot

Raw Story  

A New York businessman was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in a plot to force a US resident to return to China. Quanzhong An, 58, was one of seven people charged in October 2022 for involvement in a Chinese government repatriation scheme known as "Operation Fox Hunt." Judge Kiyo Matsumoto sentenced him to 20 …

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US
2 months ago

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official’s door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison. Zheng Congying was one of three men convicted at the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China’s government harasses and intimidates dissidents and critics on foreign soil. A federal court jury in Brooklyn found …

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US
2 months ago

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US

The Independent  

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Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China
2 months, 1 week ago

Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A man convicted in the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China harasses its critics overseas was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for his role in a creepy campaign to get a former official to return to his homeland. He begged a judge for “a chance to renew myself” and to see his grandchild grow …

Former senior official of Guangxi sentenced to 13 years
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Former senior official of Guangxi sentenced to 13 years

China Daily  

A former senior official in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region was sentenced to 13 years in prison for bribery on Wednesday, according to the Intermediate People's Court of Changde city in Hunan province. Zhang Xiulong, former vice-chairman of the standing committee of the People's Congress of Guangxi, was convicted of accepting bribes totaling more than 41.19 million yuan. According to …

Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The chief of staff for a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for her role in the $1 billion fraud case. Judge Analisa Torres said Wang was an “integral part of the conspiracy” carried out by Guo Wengui, who was convicted at a July trial and awaits …

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison
3 months ago

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison

China Daily  

Jiao Xiaoping, former deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crime of taking bribery of more than 67.43 million yuan, a court in Chongqing announced on Monday. Jiao, who is also a former standing committee member of the Communist Party of China committee of the corps, was also fined …

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison
3 months ago

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison

China Daily  

Jiao Xiaoping, former deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crime of taking bribery of more than 67.43 million yuan, a court in Chongqing announced on Monday. Jiao, who is also a former standing committee member of the Communist Party of China committee of the corps, was also fined …

Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC
3 months, 1 week ago

Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. Matthew Olsen, an assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice, said Chen admitted in court to his role in “audaciously establishing an undeclared police station” in Manhattan and attempting to conceal the …

Man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in New York City
3 months, 1 week ago

Man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in New York City

LA Times  

A six-story glass facade building, center, in New York’s Chinatown is alleged to have been the site of a secret police outpost for China. A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. Matthew Olsen, an assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice, said …

Chen Xin, Zhaohe Ge and Te Putu Hawkings jailed for kidnapping and torturing Chinese man during multi-million-dollar extortion bid
3 months, 1 week ago

Chen Xin, Zhaohe Ge and Te Putu Hawkings jailed for kidnapping and torturing Chinese man during multi-million-dollar extortion bid

ABC  

Three men who kidnapped, tortured and tried to extort millions of dollars from a Chinese businessman have been jailed, with a WA judge describing their crime as "hardly the work of criminal masterminds". Throughout the ordeal, the man was made to repeatedly contact a family member to demand that up to $3 million be transferred into an account linked to …

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption

The Independent  

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Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A former chairman of the state-owned bank China Everbright Group was jailed 12 years for embezzlement and bribery, official broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday. Tang Shuangning, who had also held senior posts at the People’s Bank of China and the China Banking Regulatory Commission, was arrested in January, part of a wider wave of prosecutions of senior officials accused …

'Bored' Chinese man creates fake arrest warrant for himself with ₹3.51 lakh reward
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Bored' Chinese man creates fake arrest warrant for himself with ₹3.51 lakh reward

Hindustan Times  

A man from China has been arrested after posting a fake arrest warrant for himself online, in what he later claimed was a stunt born out of boredom. A man in China was arrested for posting a fake arrest warrant online out of boredom. The bizarre post that went viral According to the South China Morning Post, Wang pretended to …

China sentences journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat to 7 years for espionage
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China sentences journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat to 7 years for espionage

The Independent  

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China jails journalist for 7 years on espionage charges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China jails journalist for 7 years on espionage charges

Firstpost  

Under Chinese law, someone convicted of espionage can be jailed for three to 10 years for less severe cases or receive heavy punishment, including life imprisonment, for serious cases Dong Yuyu was a senior columnist for the Communist party newspaper Guangming Daily. Reuters A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in …

Why Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu sentenced to 7 years in jail?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu sentenced to 7 years in jail?

Hindustan Times  

A Beijing court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, his family said in a statement, calling the verdict a grave injustice. Dong Yuyu, a renowned Chinese state media journalist, was sentenced to seven years in jail for espionage by a Beijing court on Friday. Police in the Chinese capital …

China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges

NPR  

China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges toggle caption Dong Yuyu's family TAIPEI, Taiwan — China has sentenced a longtime Chinese state media journalist to seven years in prison on charges of espionage, in a case press freedom advocates have criticized as opaque and politicized. As in all cases China deems related to national security, Dong's trial was held in …

China jails journalist for seven years on espionage charges
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

China jails journalist for seven years on espionage charges

Al Jazeera  

Dong Yuyu, a former editor at the Guangming Daily, was arrested in 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat. A court in China has sentenced journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on spying charges, according to a statement from his family, who called it a “grave injustice”. In its verdict on Friday, the Beijing No 2 Intermediate …

Former Guangxi transportation chief sentenced to life in prison for bribery
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Guangxi transportation chief sentenced to life in prison for bribery

China Daily  

Chen Hongqi, the former chief of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region's transportation department, was sentenced to life in prison for bribery on Friday by the intermediate people's court of Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The court found Chen guilty of leveraging his positions as head of the region's safety production, quality supervision and transportation departments between 2009 and 2022 to …

Dong Yuyu: China court sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dong Yuyu: China court sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says

CNN  

Beijing Reuters — A Beijing court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, a family member told Reuters. Former Guangming Daily editor and journalist Dong Yuyu, 62, was detained by police in Beijing in February 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, according to a statement from the US …

Chinese man sentenced to 20 months for Falun Gong harassment in U.S.
4 months ago

Chinese man sentenced to 20 months for Falun Gong harassment in U.S.

Raw Story  

A 71-year-old Chinese man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for taking part in a plot targeting the Falun Gong spiritual movement in the United States. John Chen, of Los Angeles, was convicted of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government and bribing a tax authority agent. Chen and another Chinese national, Lin Feng, 44, …

Former Guangdong legislator sentenced
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Guangdong legislator sentenced

China Daily  

Chen Jixing, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Tuesday for illegally accepting money and property worth over 278 million yuan. Chen, 70, was also deprived of political rights for life and had all his personal property confiscated during a trial at the Guilin Intermediate People’s …

Former Guangdong legislator sentenced
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Guangdong legislator sentenced

China Daily  

Chen Jixing, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Tuesday for illegally accepting money and property worth over 278 million yuan. Chen, 70, was also deprived of political rights for life and had all his personal property confiscated during a trial at the Guilin Intermediate People’s …

China says ex-government worker to be executed for spying
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

China says ex-government worker to be executed for spying

Raw Story  

A former high-level Chinese government employee has been sentenced to death for leaking state secrets to a foreign power, Beijing's spy agency said Wednesday. The individual surnamed Zhang "provided a large number of top secret and classified state secrets to foreign intelligence agencies," the Ministry of State Security said in a post to its official WeChat account. He was recruited …

Alexander Yuk Ching Ma: Former CIA officer who spied for China sentenced to a decade in prison
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Alexander Yuk Ching Ma: Former CIA officer who spied for China sentenced to a decade in prison

CNN  

CNN — A former CIA officer arrested for espionage has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide classified information to Chinese intelligence officials, according to the US Department of Justice. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, of Honolulu, had arranged for himself and a relative, who also previously worked for the CIA, to meet with Chinese …

Ex-CIA officer who spied for China gets 10 years in prison — and a lifetime of polygraph tests
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-CIA officer who spied for China gets 10 years in prison — and a lifetime of polygraph tests

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Ma lived and worked in Shanghai, China, before returning to Hawaii in 2001, and at the behest of Chinese intelligence officers, he agreed to arrange …

Former Guangdong official sentenced to 10 years for bribery
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Guangdong official sentenced to 10 years for bribery

China Daily  

On Wednesday, Li Chunsheng, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 4 million yuan for bribery by the Chenzhou Intermediate People's Court in Chenzhou, Hunan province. According to the verdict, Li was found to have taken advantage of his various posts to siphon bribes valued at …

Four men arrested for allegedly laundering $39million to China from Melbourne
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Four men arrested for allegedly laundering $39million to China from Melbourne

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available They alleged laundered millions of dollars to China A criminal syndicate is accused of laundering more than $39million in cash to China using a network of associates in Melbourne. Four alleged members of a Chinese gang have been charged by the Australian Federal Police The criminal syndicate is …

The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is being investigated for alleged corruption
1 year ago

The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is being investigated for alleged corruption

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is under investigation for corruption, the latest in a series of graft investigations focused on the country’s financial sector. Others who have been targeted for alleged corruption include a former Chinese central bank senior official, Sun Guofeng, who was sentenced to over 16 years in prison for accepting bribes. …

Ex-Army sergeant charged with trying to pass US secrets to China
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-Army sergeant charged with trying to pass US secrets to China

CNN  

CNN — A former US Army sergeant who allegedly lived in China for several years was arrested Friday on charges of keeping national defense information and attempting to share it with the Chinese government. According to court filings, Joseph Daniel Schmidt was an active-duty soldier in the US Army from 2015 to 2020, where he served as a team leader …

China: MeToo journalist, labour activist to appear in secret trial amid increasing crackdown on civil society
1 year, 6 months ago

China: MeToo journalist, labour activist to appear in secret trial amid increasing crackdown on civil society

India TV News  

An independent MeToo journalist and a labour activist in China, who have been detained for over two years, are scheduled to appear in a 'secret' trial on Friday amid Beijing's intensifying crackdown on the remaining aspects of the Chinese civil society, according to a report by CNN. MeToo activist Huang Xueqin and labour rights activist Wang Jiangbing were detained by …

China finance boss jailed for life as part of major corruption purge
1 year, 6 months ago

China finance boss jailed for life as part of major corruption purge

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The former chair of China's …

China Detains a Military Group Worker Suspected of Spying for the CIA
1 year, 7 months ago

China Detains a Military Group Worker Suspected of Spying for the CIA

News 18  

China has detained a worker from a military-industrial group on suspicion of spying for the CIA, national security authorities said Friday, adding to the list of public accusations of espionage between Beijing and Washington. The Ministry of State Security, the country’s civilian spy agency, said in a statement that a military-industrial worker surnamed Zeng had been providing military secrets to …

China arrests military group worker on suspicions of spying for CIA after recruitment in Italy
1 year, 7 months ago

China arrests military group worker on suspicions of spying for CIA after recruitment in Italy

India TV News  

China has detained a military group worker suspected of spying for the Central Investigation Agency of the United States, said national security authorities on Friday. It further claimed that the CIA official promised the suspect of providing large amounts of money and helping his family emigrate to the US if he provides sensitive information about China's military. "Having finished overseas …

Strict steps to ensure security, fairness of gaokao
1 year, 9 months ago

Strict steps to ensure security, fairness of gaokao

China Daily  

Students at Dongmeng High School in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, prepare for the gaokao. Public security and education authorities said on Monday that they will show no tolerance for any exam-related crimes, to ensure the security and smooth operation of the upcoming annual college entrance exam, or gaokao, and the legitimate rights and interests of those taking the test. …

Chinese Court Sentences 78-Year-Old US Citizen to Life on Spying Charges
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese Court Sentences 78-Year-Old US Citizen to Life on Spying Charges

News 18  

John Shing-Wan Leung, a 78-year-old US citizen and permanent resident of Hong Kong, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chinese court on charges of espionage, BBC reported on Monday. The Intermediate People’s Court, in a statement posted on the WeChat social media platform, declared Leung guilty of espionage and sentenced him to life in prison, along with a …

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, human rights and China’s increasingly aggressive approach toward its territorial …

China jails 78-year-old US man to life in prison on spying charge
1 year, 10 months ago

China jails 78-year-old US man to life in prison on spying charge

Al Jazeera  

John Leung, who has permanent residency in Hong Kong, was detained in April 2021 in the southeastern city of Suzhou. China has sentenced a 78-year-old American to life in prison for espionage, a court said, in a case that could further strain already tense ties with the United States. He “was found guilty of espionage, sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived …

Chinese journalist detained for more than a year faces spying charges, family says
1 year, 11 months ago

Chinese journalist detained for more than a year faces spying charges, family says

LA Times  

Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu stands outside the gates of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University in May 2017. A veteran Chinese journalist who worked at a Communist Party-affiliated newspaper and was a fellow at Harvard University faces espionage charges after being detained while meeting with a Japanese diplomat in a restaurant, his family said. On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign …

Chinese engineer sentenced to 8 years in US prison for spying
2 years, 2 months ago

Chinese engineer sentenced to 8 years in US prison for spying

CNN  

CNN — A former graduate student in Chicago was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on engineers and scientists in the United States. Ji Chaoqun, a Chinese national who came to the US to study electrical engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2013 and later enlisted in the …

Former top cops receive suspended death sentences from China's Xi Jinping
2 years, 6 months ago

Former top cops receive suspended death sentences from China's Xi Jinping

Firstpost  

Chinese authorities have announced a spate of high-profile sentences this week, as an anti-graft campaign kicks into high gear ahead of a political meeting next month where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term A Chinese former top security official faces life in prison after a court on Friday hit him with a suspended death sentence …

China official gets life imprisonment for corruption amid Xi Jinping's crackdown
2 years, 6 months ago

China official gets life imprisonment for corruption amid Xi Jinping's crackdown

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese court sentenced a former top security official to life in prison, completing a crackdown on the “political clique” he led just weeks before a crucial Communist Party reshuffle. Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Former Vice Public Security Minister Sun Lijun, 53, was given a suspended death sentence with no possibility …

Chinese National Sentenced to US Prison After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets
2 years, 11 months ago

Chinese National Sentenced to US Prison After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets

News 18  

A Chinese national has been sentenced to 29 months in prison after pleading guilty in January to conspiring to steal trade secrets from agricultural company Monsanto to benefit the Chinese government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. “Xiang conspired to steal an important trade secret to gain an unfair advantage for himself and the PRC,” said Assistant Attorney General …

Detainee reveals China holds Uyghurs and dissidents in Dubai secret jail
3 years, 7 months ago

Detainee reveals China holds Uyghurs and dissidents in Dubai secret jail

The Independent  

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Australian Yang Hengjun proclaims his innocence after Chinese espionage trial
3 years, 9 months ago

Australian Yang Hengjun proclaims his innocence after Chinese espionage trial

ABC  

An Australian citizen tried for espionage in Beijing last week has told supporters he's "100 per cent innocent" and still isn't sure which country he's accused of spying for. Key points: Yang Hengjun's has given the first clear account of his trial in Beijing last week He insists he is only a writer, and does so only to promote "the …

Cheat sheet: MIT professor charged with hiding work for China
4 years, 2 months ago

Cheat sheet: MIT professor charged with hiding work for China

Al Jazeera  

MIT professor Gang Chen did not disclose his connections to China as is required on federal grant applications, US authorities said. While working for MIT, Chen entered into undisclosed contracts and held appointments affiliated with the People’s Republic of China, including as an “overseas expert” for the Chinese government at the request of the PRC Consulate Office in New York, …

Former CIA officer spying for China caught in FBI sting, charged with espionage
4 years, 7 months ago

Former CIA officer spying for China caught in FBI sting, charged with espionage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, a 67-year-old CIA officer who …

Researcher who took refuge in China consulate in US custody
4 years, 8 months ago

Researcher who took refuge in China consulate in US custody

Al Jazeera  

Juan Tang is among four scientists charged with visa fraud for allegedly hiding their ties to the Chinese military. A Chinese researcher who took refuge at China’s San Francisco consulate in a bid to avoid visa fraud charges has been arrested, according to the US Department of Justice, and is expected to appear in court on July 27. The US …

US charges Chinese hackers for wide-ranging activities, including Covid research intrusions
4 years, 8 months ago

US charges Chinese hackers for wide-ranging activities, including Covid research intrusions

CNN  

CNN — US prosecutors have charged two alleged Chinese hackers over a “sweeping global computer intrusion campaign” that they say was supported by the country’s government and aimed at coronavirus treatment and vaccine research. The hackers have also allegedly targeted dissidents and human rights activists in the US, China and Hong Kong, as well as hundreds of businesses in more …

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