China Urged Astellas Employee to Take Plea Bargain on Spy Charge: Source

China urged Astellas employee to take plea bargain on spy charge: source

BEIJING -- Chinese authorities encouraged a detained Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma to confess to espionage charges in exchange for a reduced se

China pressed Japanese businessman to admit to spying in plea deal

Chinese authorities pushed a Japanese businessman, recently convicted by a Chinese court, to admit to spying in exchange for a lesser charge under a plea bargain, sources close to diplomatic ties said Sunday. The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court on Wednesday sentenced a man in his 60s working for…