China: Ex-researcher sentenced to death for spying, Beijing says

The researcher sold classified material at a "very low price" to a foreign spy agency, authorities say.

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After he resigned from the institute, the researcher, identified by his surname Liu, came up with a "carefully designed" plan to sell intelligence to foreign agencies, according to an article published on Wednesday by China's Ministry of State Security.

The ministry did not name Liu's former employer or the foreign groups that allegedly bought his material.

The announcement comes amid increasing warnings from China that its citizens are being co-opted by foreign entities to serve as spies.

"Desperadoes who want to take shortcuts to heaven will all suffer consequences," the ministry said in Wednesday's article.

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