TOKYO -- A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma was convicted of espionage on Wednesday and sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a Chinese court, in a judgment likely to further strain already tense bilateral ties.
International relations
China jails Japan's Astellas Pharma employee for 3.5 years for spying
Verdict is likely to further complicate tense relations between two countries
A police officer blocks a reporter from photographing outside the No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing, where a verdict in the case an Astellas employee was delivered, on July 16. © Kyodo
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