China reveals British national sentenced to jail in 2022 for spying - BBC News

The defendant is accused of committed the "crime of illegally obtaining intelligence for overseas actors".

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, File photo of a Chinese courtBy Yvette TanBBC News A British national was sentenced to five years in jail for spying in 2022, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa) has now revealed.

The defendant - named as Ian J Stones - committed the "crime of illegally obtaining intelligence for overseas actors", a Mofa spokesman said.

The spokesman added that he had appealed against the sentencing but the case was upheld last September.

This was only revealed in a Mofa briefing on Friday.

According to an article by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Stones worked in China for four decades with big US firms like General Motors and Pfizer and is believed to be aged around 70.

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