The sentencing of Dong Yuyu, a former Harvard Nieman fellow, signals that officials consider some exchanges between Chinese citizens and foreigners to be espionage.

A Beijing court has sentenced former Guangming Daily journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family confirmed on Friday. Dong, 62, was detained in February 2022 while dining with a Japanese diplomat. Press freedom groups condemned his conviction as “baseless and deeply unjust”.

A court in Beijing on Friday sentenced a prominent Chinese journalist to seven in years in prison for espionage, his family said. Dong Yuyu, a commentator and edi

Dong Yuyu’s conviction on espionage charges shows how the space for independent thought and open discussion in China has narrowed since Xi Jinping took power in 2012.

A court in Beijing recently handed down a harsh sentence to veteran journalist Dong Yuyu, sentencing him to seven years in prison on espionage charges. The 62-year-old former editor, who had been detained in February 2022,

Dong Yuyu is a respected reporter internationally and his family is dismayed by the sentence. Journalist rights groups are calling for his immediate release. A veteran Chinese state media journalist has been sentenced to seven years in prison for espionage, a verdict his family describes as a "grave injustice".

Prominent Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu has been sentenced to seven years in prison for espionage. Dong, known for advocating political reform, was arrested in 2022 while meeting with a Japanese diplomat.

A Beijing court has sentenced Dong Yuyu, a veteran Chinese state media journalist, to seven years in prison for espionage after he was detained while meeting a Japanese diplomat. His family and NGOs condemn the verdict as unjust and damaging to press freedom.

A Beijing court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, his family said in a statement, calling the verdict a grave injustice.