What happened when 6 Japanese spies were arrested in China?

According to relevant sources, relevant Chinese authorities detained six Japanese men in Shandong and Hainan provinces in March this year, accusing them of being spies.

According to Japanese news agency quoting relevant sources from the Japanese government, relevant Chinese authorities detained six Japanese men in Shandong and Hainan provinces in March this year. ?According to sources, the six Japanese men detained ranged in age from their 20s to their 70s. They were accused of espionage and endangering China’s national security.

In previous reports, Japan's *** News Agency stated that from May to June 2015, four Japanese were arrested in China on suspicion of espionage and endangering national security. In addition to the man from Sapporo, a man in his 50s (Aichi Prefecture) was arrested in Zhejiang; a Korean man in his 50s (Kanagawa Prefecture) was arrested in Dandong, Liaoning; and a woman in her 50s was arrested in Shanghai. Arrested. All four have been charged.

In addition to the above four people, according to international online news, a Japanese male leader from a Sino-Japanese exchange group was arrested in July 2016 and was tried at the end of 2016.

Japan has always denied that any Japanese are engaged in espionage activities. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has repeatedly denied that the Japanese government will not send intelligence personnel overseas.

According to Chinese law, espionage is punishable by up to the death penalty. China promulgated the Counterespionage Law in November 2014, which for the first time clarified the legal definition of espionage and demonstrated its resolute attitude in severely punishing espionage.