Reporter May Face the Death Penalty
From Times Wire Reports
China accused a Hong Kong-based reporter for Singapore’s Straits Times newspaper of spying for foreign agencies. If convicted, Ching Cheong, 55, could face the death penalty. He was detained April 22 in the southern city of Guangzhou.
The Straits Times said it was shocked by the arrest, and Ching’s wife said he was innocent.
Last year, New York Times researcher Zhao Yan was arrested on charges of revealing state secrets -- believed to be news that then-military chief Jiang Zemin was retiring from politics.
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