2 Japanese Men Arrested in China for Spy Allegations
Two Japanese men have been held in China after being suspected spying activities. Press secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China has released the news in the press conference on the very last day of September. The Chinese government has not released the details of the incident. Names of the caught individuals and what kind if spy activities they were doing is still remaining uncertain.
It is reported that Chinese government caught the men separately in May. One of them had held in the Liaoning province, northern side of China near North Korea and another one in Zhejiang province where is located at the eastern side of the country.
The Chinese government is said to be searching for the link between the two arrested Japanese and the Japanese government.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in the press conference in the morning of 30th of September "Our country is currently trying our best in order to confirm the safety of two Japanese". The Japanese government has been collecting information through Foreign Ministry of Japan and embassy of Japan based in China.
Suga also added that "Our country is certainly not doing such activities as spying. I would like to say that this is the same with regard to all the countries in the world."
Anti-Spy law has started working in China since November 2014. This law is to prohibit spying activities in Chinese law. This law allows the Chinese government to catch and hold foreigner and individuals or companies cannot resist if they have done anything against this regulation. The specialist who knows China very well told that that the law is vague and can also be used arbitrarily.
In 2010, Chinese officials caught four employees of the Japanese construction company Fujita of filming a military site in the northern Hebei province. However, they were released within a few weeks and sent them home after paying the fine. These Japanese were taking photographs without permission and they had had no idea that they had entered a restricted zone.
News Source: NHK
