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And he's constantly looking over his shoulder. the chinese embassy in london didn't answer panorama's questions about simon cheng. my name isjohn culver. i was an analyst specialising on east asia for the central intelligence agency. it's gotten more like classic cold war. for decades, chinese intelligence was fairly casual, not very aggressive, and that's changed progressively over 20 years and especially over the last decade. so, we're seeing more

Four years ago, he was working at the british consulate and was asked to monitor escalating protests. weeks later, he vanished during a consulate trip to mainland china. simon says the police used his visit to a massage centre to accuse him of soliciting prostitution. they framed me up to say i solicited prostitutes. simon says he was accused of being a british spy, then tortured.

He says he was restrained in a device known as a tiger chair... ..seen here in videos from chinese social media. when simon was released, he fled to the uk and has now been granted asylum. in london, he set up an organisation to help others who've left hong kong. today, his house is on a special police protection register and he's constantly looking over his shoulder.

To a massage centre to accuse him of soliciting prostitution. they framed me up to say i solicited prostitutes. simon says he was accused of being a british spy, then tortured.

The chinese embassy in london didn't answer panorama's questions about simon cheng. my name isjohn culver. i was an analyst specialising on east asia for the central intelligence agency. it's gotten more like classic cold war. for decades, chinese intelligence was fairly casual, not very aggressive, and that's changed progressively over 20 years and especially over the last decade. so, we're seeing more what i would call classic spycraft. china has become a superpower in the last two decades — economically booming, militarily confident and increasingly authoritarian. you're seeing a more ass...