Chinese journalist, who met with Japanese diplomat, gets 7 years for spying

China is sinking financially, tourism is down, factories are falling and news like this just puts another nail in their coffin.

Very sad to hear another piece of proof that the CCP is willing to shut down , arrest ( 7 years! ) those well educated citizens that could actually play a role in finding a way to get off the dark trajectory of a system that could send the whole world to hell if left unchecked.

Chinese citizens who leave China for work and are thinking about returning for whatever reason should seriously reconsider.

China is its own worst enemy.

That's called freedom of speech and freedom of association in Communist China.

Despicable nation ruled by despicable people. The day that Xi and all CCP rulers, public servants and judiciary are put against a wall will be a glorious one.

Fighto, they are building their own skynetto make sure that never happens unfortunately.

China is its own worst enemy.

No, just the CCP. Xi Jinping's fixation on absolute central control of all aspects of everything that happens in China will be the CCPs downfall. The country is just too big and diverse for that to work. A federal system is what China needs but Xi Jinping is a Maoist true believer. He will have to be deposed or die before things will improve in China.