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Two men were jailed in the UK after being convicted of spying for China. It's believed to be the first case in the UK where people have been convicted for espionage on behalf of Beijing.
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00:00Two British-Chinese nationals, including a former UK border control officer, were jailed on Thursday for spying on behalf of
00:06Chinese authorities.
00:08Song Biaoyuan and Zhe Liangwei were convicted for conducting surveillance on pro-democracy Hong Kong activists living in Britain.
00:15The men are believed to be the first individuals convicted of spying for China in Britain.
00:20Both denied the charges.
00:22China's embassy in London dismissed the case as a political move and an abuse of the law.
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