# Son of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu says espionage conviction 'purely political'

Committee to Protect Journalists, 2025-09-30

- Address: https://cpj.org/2025/09/son-of-jailed-chinese-journalist-dong-yuyu-says-espionage-conviction-purely-political/
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [China: editor Dong Yuyu is sentenced to seven years for espionage over meals with a diplomat](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-china-dong-yuyu-espionage-sentence)
- [Claim 523: Dong's son said the case was purely political and that releasing his father would benefit China internationally.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/523)
- [Claim 597: Dong was arrested in February 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat in Beijing.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/597)
- [Claim 598: A court sentenced Dong to seven years in prison in November 2024.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/598)

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