Authorities announced today that they have charged two Chinese nationals with spying for Great Britain and passing government secrets to MI6.
In a statement on social media, China's Ministry of State Security said it had discovered a major espionage case involving a couple identified only as Wang and Zhou, who were allegedly recruited by Britain's foreign intelligence agency M16.
It claims Wang went to Britain as a student in 2015 and was later joined by his wife. Wang was said to have received hotel rooms, country trips and financial incentives.
The statement added that the couple worked for the Chinese government in a "central state agency" and that they stole government secrets, which they passed on to MI6.
No information has been released about what specific information the couple may have provided. The ministry said the case is still under investigation and did not release the couple's location.
British officials have not yet commented on these claims. Last month, London said the two men would stand trial on suspicion of collecting sensitive information for Hong Kong authorities. A third suspect was also charged in the case, but was found dead under what police said were unexplained circumstances.
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