Reporter Goes on Trial, Accused as Taiwan Spy
A reporter accused of spying for Taiwan was put on trial in Beijing, Hong Kong television and a human rights activist said.
Ching Cheong, a correspondent for Singapore’s main English-language newspaper, the Straits Times, was detained in April 2005, and state media later claimed that he had confessed to selling military secrets to Taiwan and setting up a spy network. His supporters say he is innocent.
Ching is a Hong Kong resident who carries a British passport and has permanent resident status in Singapore, according to the Singaporean government.
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