China says Japanese national held for spying

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China says Japanese national held for espionage

China said on Monday that it was detaining a Japanese national on suspicion of espionage, after Tokyo urged Beijing to release one of its citizens. “Relevant Chinese authorities took criminal coercive measures this month against a Japanese citizen, in accordance with the law,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular press briefing. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File Photo: China Gov’t. “This Japanese citizen is su…