00:00The case against two British men accused of spying for China has collapsed
00:04after the UK government declined to label Beijing an enemy.
00:08In 2023, Christopher Cash, a parliamentary researcher,
00:12and Christopher Berry, a teacher,
00:14were charged with giving politically sensitive information to China.
00:18Prosecutors later dropped the charges
00:19after the government chose not to label the Chinese government an enemy,
00:23which is a key requirement under the Official Secrets Act.
00:26The UK government has expressed frustration at the outcome.
00:28Opposition parties accused the ruling party of throwing the case out
00:32to avoid upsetting China.
00:34Both men say they did nothing wrong.
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