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China's UK embassy condemns jailing of two Hongkongers for spying

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The Chinese embassy in the UK has condemned the sentencing of two individuals linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London for spying. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, an office manager, received an eight-year sentence, while Peter Wai Chi-leung, a former UK Border Force officer, was sentenced to ten years. The embassy claims the convictions are an abuse of law and suppression of Chinese citizens. AI

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China's UK embassy condemns jailing of two Hongkongers for spying

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ambrose Li ·

    Chinese embassy in UK decries jailing of 2 Hongkongers for spying

    The Chinese embassy in the UK has called on the British government to “stop its acts of slander and suppression” after a court jailed two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London for up to 10 years for spying on activists. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, an office man…

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