{"id":132126,"date":"2024-12-01T13:09:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T06:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132126"},"modified":"2024-12-01T13:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T06:09:56","slug":"u-s-condemns-chinas-harsh-sentence-for-a-prominent-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132126","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Condemns China\u2019s Harsh Sentence for a Prominent Journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The State Department has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/unjust-sentencing-of-prc-journalist-dong-yuyu\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">denounced<\/a> a Chinese court\u2019s sentencing of a prominent journalist, Dong Yuyu, to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/29\/world\/asia\/china-journalist-dong-yuyu.html\" title=\"\">seven years in prison<\/a> and said it stood with his family in calling for his \u201cimmediate and unconditional release.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A court in Beijing announced the sentence on Friday for his conviction on charges of espionage. Mr. Dong, 62, a former <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/nieman.harvard.edu\/dong-yuyu-nf-07-unjustly-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison-in-china\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Harvard Nieman fellow<\/a>, has been held since February 2022, when officers from the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/27\/us\/politics\/china-cia-spy-mss.html\" title=\"\">Ministry of State Security<\/a>, China\u2019s main intelligence agency, detained him and a Japanese diplomat while they ate lunch in a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The officers released the diplomat after an interrogation, but prosecutors put Mr. Dong on trial behind closed doors in July 2023. He is <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/24\/world\/asia\/china-journalist-dong-yuyu.html\" title=\"\">the most prominent journalist imprisoned<\/a> in mainland China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Matthew Miller, the State Department spokesman, said in a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/unjust-sentencing-of-prc-journalist-dong-yuyu\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a> on Friday that Mr. Dong\u2019s \u201carrest and today\u2019s sentencing highlight the P.R.C.\u2019s failure to live up to its commitments under international law and its own constitutional guarantees to all its citizens.\u201d He used the initials of the formal name of the country, the People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe celebrate Dong\u2019s work as a veteran journalist and editor, as well as his contributions to U.S.-P.R.C. people-to-people ties, including as a Harvard University Nieman fellow,\u201d Mr. Miller added. \u201cWe stand by Dong and his family and call for his immediate and unconditional release.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">R. Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China and a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hks.harvard.edu\/faculty-research\/policy-topics\/public-leadership-management\/rise-enormous-challenges-you-ambassador\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">former Harvard professor<\/a>, also issued a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAmbChina\/status\/1862429417126936777\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a> of condemnation, calling the sentencing \u201cunjust.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"css-1b5b8u1\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M2.5 12a9.5 9.5 0 1 1 19 0 9.5 9.5 0 0 1-19 0Zm8.5 1.75v-7.5h2v7.5h-2Zm0 2v2h2v-2h-2Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<hr\/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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