Russian physicist jailed for spying for China

A Russian physicist convicted of spying for China was sentenced to 14 years in prison today by a Siberian court.

A Russian physicist convicted of spying for China was sentenced to 14 years in prison today by a Siberian court.

Earlier this month, a jury found Valentin Danilov guilty of passing information to China, and a judge sentenced him to 14 years in a maximum security prison, according to the Interfax and ITAR-Tass news agencies.

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