China accuses journalist of espionage allegedly over meetings with foreign diplomats and journalist
China accuses journalist of espionage allegedly over meetings with foreign diplomats and journalist
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China accuses respected journalist Dong Yuyu, a 2007 Nieman Fellow, of espionage | Nieman Foundation
Journalist Dong Yuyu, a veteran editor and columnist at the Chinese Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, is facing espionage charges in Beijing. He was a member of the 2007 class of Nieman Fello...
Dong Yuyu, who often met with foreign diplomats, academics and journalists in the course of his work, was detained on February 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat at a hotel in Beijing. His family was notified in March 2023 that his case would be sent to trial, though the charges remain unclear.