China detains two more Japanese nationals for ‘spying’, bringing total to four

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Two more Japanese nationals have been detained in China on suspicion of spying, bringing the number of Japanese held by Chinese authorities for espionage to four, news reports said yesterday.

A Japanese woman in her 50s has been held in Shanghai since June for her alleged involvement in spying on the country, the Mainichi Shimbun daily said.

The woman, who runs a Japanese language school in Tokyo, visited China frequently, Kyodo News said, adding that the purpose of her visits was unknown.

Separately, another Japanese national in his 60s had been detained in Beijing on similar charges, the Mainichi said.

China late last month said it had arrested two Japanese citizens on suspicion of spying, a move likely to strain already tense ties between Asia’s two largest economies.

Kyodo reported earlier that the two Japanese civilians may have been collecting information about Chinese military activities and North Korea for Japan’s national intelligence agency.

In explaining reasons for entering the country to Chinese authorities, the two men suggested they were collecting information at the request of Japan’s Public Security Intelligence Agency, the report said, citing Japanese and Chinese diplomatic sources… see more

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