Jun 03, 2017 (Japan Today) - China said on Friday a Japanese citizen was being investigated for harming national security, following a similar case last month in which China said six Japanese were being questioned on suspicion of illegal activity.
"In May of this year, the relevant Chinese department put under investigation in accordance with the law a Japanese citizen on suspicion of harming China's national security," ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters, without offering details.
In Tokyo, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said they had been informed by China that the person was a man in his 60s who had been detained in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning for "violating China's domestic law".
"We will continue offering appropriate support through our diplomatic establishments aboard in light of protecting Japanese nationals," Suga said.
Liaoning shares a border with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Last month, China said it was investigating six Japanese citizens on suspicion of "illegal activities", after Japanese media reported they may have been suspected of spying.
Source: ANNnewsCH
