Punishing Dong for exercising his freedom of speech and the press, guaranteed by the PRC’s constitution for all its citizens, is unjust,” said U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns.

The sentencing of Dong Yuyu, a former Harvard Nieman fellow, signals that officials consider some exchanges between Chinese citizens and foreigners to be espionage.

The United States has strongly condemned China sentencing of veteran journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on alleged espionage charges

Dong Yuyu’s conviction on espionage charges shows how the space for independent thought and open discussion in China has narrowed since Xi Jinping took power in 2012.

A court in Beijing on Friday sentenced a prominent Chinese journalist to seven in years in prison for espionage, his family said. Dong Yuyu, a commentator and edi

A court in Beijing recently handed down a harsh sentence to veteran journalist Dong Yuyu, sentencing him to seven years in prison on espionage charges. The 62-year-old former editor, who had been detained in February 2022,

A Beijing court sentenced Dong Yuyu, a respected Chinese journalist, to seven years in prison for espionage. His family and advocates decry the charges as unjust, emphasizing the chilling impact on journalistic freedom in China.

Beijing court has sentenced state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years for espionage, sparking global condemnation.

Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu was sentenced in a Beijing court to seven years in prison for espionage after meeting with a Japanese diplomat at a restaurant.

Veteran Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu faces espionage charges after a meeting with a Japanese diplomat in 2022. His trial awaited a verdict following a July 2023 closed hearing. Press freedom NGOs are calling for his release,