UK jails 2 Hongkongers for spying

The Chinese embassy in the UK has called on the British government to stop its 'acts of slander and suppression' after a London court sentenced two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) to up to 10 years in prison for spying on pro-democracy activists. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, an office manager at HKETO, was sentenced to eight years, and Peter Wai Chi-leung, a security firm operator, received a 10-year sentence for assisting a foreign intelligence service. The case has further strained UK-China relations, with Beijing alleging the charges are politically motivated.