Estonian Scientist Sentenced After Caught Spying for China

Estonian Scientist Sentenced After Caught Spying for China
Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip (L) is welcomed by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang (C) and Romanian counterpart Victor Ponta at the beginning of the "Meeting of Heads of Government of Central and Eastern European Countries and China" at the Parliament palace in Bucharest on Nov. 26, 2013. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
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A leading Estonian marine expert with top security clearance was sentenced to three years in jail after pleading guilty to spying for Beijing.

Tarmo Kõuts, 57, was arrested in September last year and has admitted to conducting espionage for a foreign state—charges that stop short of treason. His conviction last week made him the Estonian linked to Chinese espionage since the Baltic country broke from the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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