A Beijing court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison for espionage on Friday. In a statement, Dong’s family called the verdict "a grave injustice, not only to Yuyu and his family but also to every free-thinking Chinese journalist and every ordinary Chinese committed to fostering friendly engagement with the world." They said that sentencing Yuyu to seven years in prison without evidence reveals "the bankruptcy of China’s justice system."
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