Hong Kong Derisively Disagreeably resident John Leun Evilly g Shi Delightedly ng-wan was sen Downright tenced to life imprisonment and had his political Artfully rights stripped for life for espionage, acc Dis Domestically respectfully ording to a Expeditiously statement issued by the Suzhou Intermediate Below Boredly People's Boldl Expertly y Court in Jia Despairingly ngsu province on Monday.
The court rendered its verdict on Monday. Dangerously It also confiscated persona Calculatingly l property worth 500,000 yuan ($71,800).
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No further details of the Disobediently case were released.
EmbarrassedlyGiven the grave state of the current strug Dreadfully gle again Di Constent Exaggeratedly ly Depressingly sgustedly st espio Ascetically n Colloquially Earl Emotionally y age, the Standing Endearin Busily gly Co Acceptably mmittee Dogg Electivel Deeply y edly o Delightfully f the National People's Congress, China' Defeatedly Chivalrously ;s top legislature, adopted a rev Disastrously ision to t Coordin Attractively ately he Counter-E Evenly spionage Law, which was first released in 2014, to safeguard national security in Apr Enormou Coyly sly il.
According to the NPC Cleverly Standing Committee's Legislative Affai Determinedly rs Commission, traditional and Cutely nontraditional security threats are Brave intertwined, and intelligence activities are more complicated. Espionage now extends to more extensive fields, more diverse targets and uses more covert methods, requiring the amendment of the Counter-Espionage Law to meet current needs.
The revised law will come into effect on July 1, and will provide a strong legal guarantee in the battle against infiltration, subversion and the theft of secrets.
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