China jails US citizen for life on espionage charges

Hong Kong resident John Shing Wan Leung was chair of Texas branch of Chinese ‘reunification’ association

A Chinese court has sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on espionage charges.

John Shing Wan Leung, a Hong Kong permanent resident, was detained in April 2021 by Chinese security services. His sentence was announced on Monday by the Suzhou intermediate people’s court on its public WeChat account. No further information about his trial or charges were listed.