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China reveals British national sentenced to jail in 2022 for spying. According to an article by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Stones worked in China for four decades with big US firms like General Motors and Pfizer and is believed to be around 70. He set up a Beijing-based investment management consulting firm some 15 years ago, said the WSJ, citing corporate records, online profiles, and people who know him. Mofa spokesman Wang Wenbin said the court had "tried the case strictly by the law," adding that Beijing had "fully guaranteed the various legitimate rights" and arranged for British officials to visit him and attend his trial. She also claimed her father was healthy at the beginning of his detention but had received "inconsistent medical care and poor nutrition leading to severe and life-threatening injuries." "The judicial organs strictly promote the handling of cases by the law, safeguarding the rights and legitimate interests of Chinese natio...

  SEGMENT 1 Welcome to the China Update, where we summarize curated selections of the latest news on China from open sources and the Communist Party of China's official proclamations. We cover politics, the economy, society, technical innovations, cultural outreach, and international relations.   From the Editor:  Recently, I’ve seen a lot of posturing on Twitter and by the significant CCP English language outlets about enhanced relationships with Arab countries, Belt and Road successes pushing further into traditionally European spheres of interest, closer ties with Russia, and the displacement of the US dollar. That said, the old European colonial-era tripartite system of France-England-Russia has been replaced by a new tripartite system, with the European Union/United States, Russia, and China as the three legs of the global affairs stool. I deeply admire much of what China has accomplished since the revolution, including massive infrastructure investment, strides...