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China Detains American on Spying Charges NewsMax.com WiresBEIJING -- China has detained an American on suspicion of spying for Beijing archrival, Taiwan, the U.S. Embassy said Friday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Xie Chunren - a Chinese-born American citizen - has been under house arrest since May 31, suspected of "activities harmful to state security." The ministry did not elaborate. Story Continues Below A U.S. Embassy spokeswoman said Xie had been detained "under suspicion of espionage for Taiwan." U.S. officials have visited Xie three times in detention and have frequent contact with his son in the United States, the spokeswoman said on customary condition of anonymity. Several Chinese-born businesspeople and academics with U.S. ties have been arrested by China in recent years on espionage charges. Most were accused of working for rival Taiwan. China and Taiwan split in 1949 amid civil war and are believed to spy actively against each other. © 2005 The Associated Press
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