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Japan Ambassador Meets Astellas Employee Detained in China
Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi on November 28 met with a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma who was taken into custody in Beijing earlier this year over spying allegations, according to diplomatic sources. The employee in his 50s told…
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