A 78-year-old U.S. citizen and Hong Kong resident was on Monday convicted of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in eastern China, a court statement said.
John Shing-wan Leung was also stripped of his political rights after a brief trial on Monday, the Suzhou Intermediate People's Court said in the statement.
The court added that Leung was a Hong Kong resident and a U.S. passport holder.
