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Son of Chinese journalist jailed on espionage charges calls for his release

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Dong Yuyu , a former senior editor at the Communist Party -affiliated Guangming Daily , was detained in February 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat in Beijing .

His son, Dong Yifu , urged Japanese authorities to support his father’s appeal by proving that his diplomatic meetings had no connection to espionage.

The conviction has drawn widespread condemnation from press freedom advocates.

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