Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao has said that espionage allegations against a Japanese employee of drugmaker Astellas Pharma, who is in detention in China, are becoming more clear.

Wu made the remark during his meeting with Kenta Izumi, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, in Tokyo on Friday.

Chinese authorities have obtained solid evidence that the Japanese man had engaged in espionage, the ambassador said.

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