The elderly American citizen sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court on spying charges is a veteran pro-Beijing advocate who has rubbed shoulders for years with senior Chinese government officials, CNN reporting shows
The court in eastern China that sentenced John Shing-Wan Leung, 78, did not provide additional details on the espionage charges or Leung’s personal background, apart from his US passport and Hong Kong ID numbers and date of birth.
Boasting the second-highest GDP of all Chinese provinces, Jiangsu is an economic powerhouse and home to China’s semiconductor industry. ‘Outstanding representative’ In previous reporting, Chinese state media has extolled Leung as an “outstanding representative” of “patriotic” overseas Chinese for his decades-long efforts in promoting social, cultural and business exchanges between the US and China.
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