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China arrests two alleged British spies
Updated On: 04 June, 2024 07:38 AM IST | Taipei | Agencies
It said the couple worked for the Chinese government in a “central state agency” and handled government secrets, which they passed to MI6. No details were given about what information the couple provided
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Beijing has accused two Chinese citizens of spying for Britain, in the latest test of a relationship that has grown increasingly fraught.
China and the UK have clashed over Beijing’s clampdown on free speech and open elections in Hong Kong, a former British territory that was guaranteed its own economic and political freedoms for 50 years after its handover to Chinese rule in 1997.
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