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\n Dong Yuyu, known for advocating political reform and democracy, was sentenced in November 2023, with prosecutors citing eight meetings with Japanese diplomats as evidence of participation in espionage.
\n ADVERTISEMENTThe son of a Chinese journalist sentenced to seven years in jail on espionage charges has called for his father\u2019s release, urging authorities to overturn a conviction that has raised alarm over Beijing\u2019s increasing crackdown on press freedom.Dong Yuyu, a former senior editor at the Communist Party-affiliated Guangming Daily, was detained in February 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat in Beijing.His son, Dong Yifu, speaking at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday, urged Japanese authorities to support his father\u2019s appeal by proving that his diplomatic meetings had no connection to espionage.\u201cIt is a press freedom issue. It is a human rights issue. It has very little to do with national security or espionage,\u201d he said.The elder Dong’s arrest, just two months before his planned retirement, shocked journalists and diplomats in China, where it is common for reporters to maintain contact with foreign officials as part of their work.The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People\u2019s Court sentenced him in November 2023 after prosecutors presented eight meetings with Japanese diplomats as evidence against him, his family says.Dong Yuyu was known for advocating constitutional democracy, political reform, and government accountability in his articles \u2014 topics that were once open for discussion in party-affiliated media but have since fallen out of favour.He was previously a Nieman fellow at Harvard University and later held academic positions at Keio University and Hokkaido University in Japan before returning to China.Despite his imprisonment, Dong’s son says he remains in good health, maintaining his fitness with daily exercise.\u00a0However, he is only allowed a few hours of sunlight per year and has not been permitted to see his wife.His lawyer, who visits monthly, delivers handwritten letters from his wife, and the elder Dong has prepared a 45-page appeal document contesting his conviction.The conviction has drawn widespread condemnation from press freedom advocates. Reporters Without Borders has labelled China \u201cthe world\u2019s largest prison for journalists\u201d, reporting that more than 100 are detained.\u00a0Last Friday, the US State Department called for Dong\u2019s immediate and unconditional release, while former US Ambassador Nicholas Burns previously condemned the verdict as unjust on X.China\u2019s Foreign Ministry has not yet commented on the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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