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EXPLAINED: Guangming daily | Vintage Vibes

Family complains of ‘persecution’ as court rejects appeal by Chinese journalist jailed for spying

The former Guangming Daily editor was arrested in Beijing in February 2022 while lunching with a Japanese diplomat

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

China sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says

Dong Yuyu was detained in 2022 after meeting Japanese diplomats named agents of ‘espionage organisation’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2024

Veteran Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu sentenced to seven years in prison for ‘espionage’

Dong Yuyu was detained while dining with a Japanese diplomat in 2022

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

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China Charges Journalist with 'Espionage'

Chinese authorities have formally charged a prominent journalist with spying, over a year after he was detained while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, a media rights group said. Dong Yuyu, a senior columnist at the Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, was detained in February 2022 along with the diplomat…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023

Family: Chinese journalist faces espionage charges

The family of a veteran Chinese journalist says he faces espionage charges after being detained while meeting with a Japanese diplomat in a restaurant

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

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