China has sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison for espionage, a court said Monday, but revealed few details about the previously unreported case. | ManilaBulletin
Such heavy terms are relatively rare for foreign citizens in China, and the jailing of American passport holder John Shing-wan Leung is likely to further strain already-damaged ties between Beijing and Washington.
"The Department of State has no greater priority than the safety and security of US citizens overseas," the spokesperson said.The court statement provided no further details on the charges, and closed-door trials are routine in China for sensitive cases. "The Hong Kong police have carried out follow-up action according to the notification," Tang said, refusing to elaborate further.The jailing is likely to further damage relations with Washington, which are already severely strained over issues such as trade, human rights and Taiwan.
On Friday, Washington issued a statement condemning the reported sentencing of a Chinese human rights activist for "inciting subversion of state power". "We urge the PRC to live up to its international commitments, give its citizens due process, respect their human rights and fundamental freedoms including freedom of speech, and end the use of arbitrary detentions and exit bans," said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
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