Astellas employee to be released from China prison in December
Beijing had accused the Japanese citizen of espionage by providing China-related information to an intelligence agency but had not provided further details.
Beijing had accused the Japanese citizen of espionage by providing China-related information to an intelligence agency but had not provided further details.
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