Japan warns expats in China over actions that risk spying arrests

Japanese Embassy has been briefing businesspeople, according to foreign ministry source

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China has stepped up surveillance against suspected espionage by foreign nationals. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)

SHIMPEI KAWAKAMI

TOKYO -- The Japanese Embassy in China is warning expatriates working there to refrain from activities that risk running afoul of Beijing's anti-espionage law, according to a senior official at Japan's Foreign Ministry.

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