Briton gets life sentence for 'spying' in China

A Hong Kong-based British citizen has been sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court on spying charges, it was reported today.

Chinese officials have not disclosed details of the case against Chan Yu-lam, a former employee of the Hong Kong bureau of China’s official Xinhua News Agency. The bureau acted as China’s consulate in the former British colony before it returned to mainland rule in 1997.