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The case of John Shing-Wan Leung could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years.

Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who has been sentenced to life in prison in China for alleged espionage, have not been released.

John Leung, who has permanent residency in Hong Kong, was arrested in April 2021 in the southeastern city of Suzhou.

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Rainer Puster / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An American citizen charged with spying in China has been sentenced to life in prison after it was revealed that he had been held for over two years. Suzhou Intermediate Court announced the sentence against 78-year-old Liang Chengyun, also known as John Shing-Wan Leung, in a press release on Monday. Leung also held permanent residency in Hong Kong. He “was found guilty of espionage, sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for...

China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years.

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The sentence threatened to exacerbate U.S.-China relations.

A Chinese court sentenced a 78-year-old U.S. citizen who was living in Hong Kong to life in prison for espionage.