Beijing confirms British businessman Ian Stones sentenced to five years in prison for espionage

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The US travel advisory says that Chinese authorities "appear to have broad discretion to deem a wide range of documents, data, statistics or materials as state secrets and to detain and prosecute foreign nationals for alleged espionage".

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