A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. has been sentenced to three and a half years in a Chinese prison for espionage. The individual, in his 60s, was detained in March 2023 and formally arrested in October. In response to the sentence, Japan's embassy in Beijing urged the Chinese government to release the detained individual and emphasized the need for humane treatment. The Japanese ambassador labeled the verdict as extremely regrettable, highlighting Japan's protests against multiple detentions of its citizens in China since 2014 under a counterespionage law.
A Japanese businessman employed by Astellas Pharma has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison in China for espionage, as reported by Japan's embassy in Beijing.
Japan's embassy in Beijing has urged China for the early release of the detained Japanese national and emphasized the importance of humane treatment during detention.
The Japanese ambassador Kenji Kanasugi expressed that the verdict is extremely regrettable, indicating ongoing tensions regarding the detention of Japanese citizens in China.
Since 2014, when China enacted a counterespionage law, a total of 17 Japanese nationals have been detained, with five still held in China.
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