http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20120531dy04.htm The Yomiuri Shimbun June 1, 2012 A Chinese diplomat allegedly engaged in espionage contacted officials at several defense companies while he was in Japan, according to investigative sources. Police suspect Li Chunguang tried to fraudulently obtain information related to military technology. They plan to question people contacted by Li. The 45-year-old first secretary at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo is also believed to have seen the contents of confidential Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry documents. The Metropolitan Police Department Public Security Bureau believes Li was engaged in espionage. The MPD plans to send papers on him to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on suspicion of violating the Alien Registration Law and making false entries on notarized documents and using them. According to investigative sources, Li met with officials at several defense firms and officials of organizations engaged in researching state-of-the-art technology in Tokyo and other locations without disclosing that he was attached to an intelligence division of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). [...] -- We're in a bit of a budget crunch, Help InfoSec News with a Donation http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:56:56 PDT
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