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Chinese authorities have sentenced 78-year-old American citizen, John Shing-wan Leung, to life in prison on espionage charges following a trial in the eastern city of Suzhou near Shanghai. Leung, who holds both US and Hong Kong permanent residency, was found guilty and sentenced on Monday. The case could further strain relations between Beijing and Washington.
China has sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen, John Shing-Wan Leung, to life in prison on spying charges. Leung, who holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, was detained in April 2021 by the counterintelligence agency in Suzhou. The sentencing comes amid strained relations between the US and China, and little information has been made public about the charges. China's authoritarian political system and the Communist Party's control over legal matters and freedom of information make it difficult to demand further information or court appeals.