(Beijing Comprehensive News) The Japanese government said that China officially arrested a Japanese employee in China Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., who was detained in China because of suspicion.
Comprehensive Reuters, Kyodo News Agency, and Japan Economic News reported that Japanese Cabinet Secretary General Matsuno Matsuna said at a press conference that a 50 -year -old Japanese man in China, "He was arrested in mid -October, and said that the Japanese government will continue to ask China to release the man as soon as possible.
It is reported that the Japanese employee of the Ansailai Pharmaceutical Company was about to return to China in March this year, and was detained by the Chinese national security department for suspected violation of the anti -spy law and criminal law.China notified Japan in September that the man had taken criminal detention measures on the man.
It is reported that the Japanese man has worked in China for 20 years and was a senior management of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Japan.The Japanese Embassy in China has met the man six times so far to ensure that his health is good.
Mao Ning, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular press conference on the 19th that the Japanese citizen was taken criminal compulsory measures by relevant Chinese departments for allegedly engaged in espionage.She also said that China is a country ruled by law and handles relevant cases in accordance with the law to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties in accordance with the law.
The Japanese government said that since China passed the Anti -Spy Law in November 2014, at least 17 Japanese citizens were detained in China, including the employees of Anstela Pharmaceutical, and five of them have been unable to return to China.
