China arrests US man, charges him as Taiwanese spy

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AP , BEIJING
Thursday, Jul 29, 2004,Page 3

China has arrested a Chinese-born US citizen on charges of spying on Beijing's diplomats in the US for Taiwan, an official newspaper reported.

David Wei Dong (??), a US citizen since 1995, was arrested last September and is expected to go on trial soon, according to the Global Times, published by the main Chinese Communist Party newspaper, the People's Daily.

Dong is accused of gathering and passing on Chinese "diplomatic secrets" since 1990, focusing on policy toward Taiwan, the semiweekly newspaper said in its Monday edition.

A spokeswoman for the US embassy in Beijing confirmed that Dong was detained in September and has received regular visits by a US diplomat, most recently on June 4. The spokeswoman, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said she had no other details.

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