China rejects EU criticism of Taiwan spy execution

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China dismissed criticisms by the European Union over the execution of a Chinese medical researcher and businessman accused of spying for Taiwan, saying Monday that he received a fair trial.

Wo Weihan was executed Friday after being convicted of passing data on missile guidance systems to a group linked to Taiwanese intelligence agencies. Taiwan and China were divided amid civil war in 1949.

The EU issued a statement condemning Wo's execution and deploring the conditions under which Wo was detained and tried, saying it did not comply with international standards.

It said China had not heeded repeated calls by the EU and several of its member states for the execution to be deferred and for the death sentence passed against Wo to be commuted.



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[David__77]

1. The only question is: was the person a spy?

If so, it would seem that China was following the standard certainly set by the US.