Nine Japanese nationals have been convicted of spying in China

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Over in China, nine out of seventeen Japanese nationals that
are detained since the last ten years have been convicted
of espionage and sentenced to prison. Individuals allegedly provided information
in Japan's intelligence agency in exchange for compensation. Half the
detainees were found guilty of espionage, highlighting concerns about China's

(00:24):
anti espionage law and its impact on Japanese nationals. The
convictions were revealed by NIKE, which cited multiple sources by
in the Japanese government briefed by Chinese officials. The case
highlights the growing tension between Japan and China, with both
countries facing increasing geopolitical and economic pressures and also an

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aging population. The case serves the reminder of the importance
of understanding and complying with local laws and regulations when
conducting business and foreign jurisdictions. To the Japanese newspaper, so
quite a bit over there in Japan and China when
you have nine Japanese nationals convicted of espionage, whether or

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not they really were spies, who knows. We don't know
what that was really all about.