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Two people sentenced to prison in Britain for spying for China
2026-06-18 16:59:08 / BOTA
Two people were jailed by British authorities on Thursday after being convicted of espionage. Chung Biu “Bill” Yuen, 66, and Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 41, who worked for the UK Border Force, were convicted last month of assisting a foreign intelligence service by carrying out surveillance on targets between December 2023 and May 2024.
They are believed to be the first people to be convicted of spying for China in Britain. Wai was also convicted of abusing his job in the Border Force to search the Home Office's computer database for details about targets.
The men, both dual Chinese and British citizens, had denied the charges, while the Chinese embassy in London said the case was nothing more than a political act of abuse of the law.
"The UK now faces persistent, adaptive and often clandestine interference from foreign state actors and those acting on their behalf," said Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb at London's Old Bailey court.
She sentenced Yuen to eight years in prison, while Wai was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
"They were spying on and targeting individuals in the UK who were pro-democracy activists and simply protesting against the Hong Kong and Chinese government and authorities," she added.
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