Detained Japanese businessman was spy, Chinese envoy says

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Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 28. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura) 

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- The detention of a Japanese employee of drugmaker Astellas Pharma in China involves espionage, Beijing's new ambassador to Tokyo, Wu Jianghao, alleged on Friday.

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