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Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu sentenced to seven years for espionage related activities

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Dong Yuyu, a 62-year-old former editor of the Guangming Daily, was detained by police in Beijing in February 2022. According to reports, Dong was having lunch with a Japanese diplomat at the time of his arrest. A US diplomat was barred from attending Dong's hearing, which took place at the No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing. The exact charges against Dong are not specified, but one report states that he was sentenced to seven years in prison for espionage. Dong's family has condemned the verdict, calling it a "grave injustice" and implying that it highlights the failures of China's justice system.

  1. CN
    Mao Ning
    Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    1. Chinese judicial authorities strictly handle cases in accordance with the law, and those who violate the law and commit crimes will be investigated according to the law.
  2. JP
    Japanese Embassy
    1. In any case, the diplomatic activities of Japanese diplomatic missions abroad are carried out in a legitimate manner.
  3. US
    National Press Club
    1. Today's verdict is a grave injustice not only to Yuyu and his family but also to every freethinking Chinese journalist and every ordinary Chinese committed to friendly engagement with the world.
    2. In the past, the Chinese court system has selected Western holidays to release news as it is a time when the public is focused on other matters.
  4. DE
    Beh Lih Yi
    Committee to Protect Journalists
    1. Chinese authorities must reverse this unjust verdict and protect the right of journalists to work freely and safely. Dong Yuyu should be reunited with his family.
    2. Dong Yuyu should be reunited with his family immediately.
  5. US
    Ann Marie Lipinski
    Nieman Foundation
    1. We stand with many in hoping for his release and return to his family.
    2. Dong Yuyu is a talented reporter and author whose work has long been respected by colleagues at home and abroad.

sources

  1. 1.CNN
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.The New York Times
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.The Washington Post
  6. 6.The Times of India
  7. 7.ABC News (Australia)
  8. 8.ABC News
  9. 9.Agence France-Presse
  10. 10.Financial Times
  11. 11.Reuters
  12. 12.Guangming Daily

perspectives

  1. 1.US-China Relations
  2. 2.Authoritarianism
  3. 3.China under Xi Jinping
  4. 4.Espionage
  5. 5.News media
  6. 6.Freedom of the press
  7. 7.China-Japan Relations

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.JapanJP

organizations

  1. 1.Keio University
  2. 2.Communist Party
  3. 3.Harvard UniversityUS
  4. 4.Committee to Protect Journalists
  5. 5.Peking University
  6. 6.Chinese Communist PartyCN
  7. 7.Harvard Nieman Fellowship
  8. 8.National Press ClubUS
  9. 9.No 2 Intermediate People's Court
  10. 10.Peking University Law School
  11. 11.Nieman Foundation
  12. 12.US National Park Service

persons

  1. 1.Dong Yuyu
  2. 2.Beh Lih YiDE
  3. 3.Xi JinpingCN
  4. 4.Mao NingCN
  5. 5.Yang Hengjun
  6. 6.Takeshi IwayaJP
  7. 7.Ann Marie LipinskiUS
  8. 8.Florence Lo
  9. 9.Hideo Tarumi
  10. 10.Ian Johnson
  11. 11.Masaru Okada
  12. 12.Vivian Wang

technicals

  1. 1.Cultural Revolution
  2. 2.Tiananmen Square
  3. 3.Winter Games