BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is seeking the release of an American citizen detained in Beijing for two years, in a case similar to the detentions of Rio Tinto staff which launched an international debate over China’s secrets laws. Xue Feng … Source:U.S. seeks release of geologist in China secrets case - YAHOO!

... and should be released immediately.” “China’s state secrets legislation needs to urgently be reviewed. These laws ... , on the grounds that the case involved “state secrets”. He was first allowed to meet with his lawyer Ding Xikui, on ... Chengdu failed to publicly announce the schedule of his trial, as required by China’s Criminal Procedure Law. On 3 February 2009, ...

... sentenced Monday to three years in jail on a state secrets charge, his wife said. Huang Qi, 46, ... court in the city of Chengdu of possessing state secrets, his wife Zeng Li told AFP ... President Barack Obama paid his first visit to China, during which he raised the issue of human rights, saying the United ... Zhou’s case. The nature of the state secrets in Huang’s case was not publicly released ...

... The first litigation between them occurred in 2003 (a patent infringement and trade secrets theft case) and was resolved two whole years later with a cross-license deal and a payment ... allowing it to keep the trade secrets, Taiwan legislation prohibits technology transfers and investments in relation to China because of the latter's continued threats to invade the island (following Taiwan's ...

... Wuhou district court for “illegal possession of state secrets” in connection with material published on his website. According ... International said Huang was a victim of China's “vague” state secrets laws and urged for ... initially set up to help counter human trafficking problem in China in 1998, but later it was expanded to include campaign against human rights abuse. ...

... 39;s increasingly aggressive espionage efforts to obtain U.S. secrets and technology for the benefit of China's military and its economy. * China' ... U.S. Security Interests 113 Section 1: China's Military and Security Activities Abroad 113 ...

... Tinto Ltd. Have been detained on charges of stealing China s narrate secrets, according to the Shanghai state security authorities ... organizations to take measures against them." Qin reiterated that China would investigate the case according to law. During the investigation, the legitimate ... 2Fretail%2Fchina-welcomes-abroad-enterprises-to-invest-in-china.htm'; addthis_title = ' ...

... held at an unknown location in Beijing, charged with stealing state secrets over the purchase of a commercial database on the oil industry. His case has ... whom the State Department turned to this month for help. © Sophie Beach for China Digital Times (CDT), 2009. | 3 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: espionage, state secrets, Xue Feng Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh

... Washington Post of the country's nuclear dealings with China, saying the account was accurately based on a letter that Abdul Qadeer ... go public" about Pakistan's nuclear secrets through certain British journalists. Narratives In its article, The Post said ... , government prosecutors accused him of leaking national secrets and asked judges to block any new statements by him to foreign ...

... government report that said Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets, saying the report was "full of prejudice" and warning that it could damage US-China relations. The annual report by ... in a statement. "We advise this so-called commission not to always view China through tinted glasses," Qin said. "Do not do things ...