http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-01-voa34.cfm
Beijing Denies Involvement in China Spy Case
By VOA News
01 April 2008
China is denying any involvement in an espionage case in which a U.S.
defense analyst pleaded guilty to passing on classified information
to an alleged Chinese government agent.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu, says the story is
groundless. She says the aim of the case is to stir up fears that
China is a threat to the rest of the world.
On Monday, U.S. Defense Department analyst Gregg Bergersen pleaded
guilty to one count of conspiracy to delivering classified information
about U.S. and Taiwanese military relations to unauthorized persons.
Much of the information was related to U.S. military sales to Taiwan.
Bergersen told a U.S. court he thought his contact was aligned with
Taiwan's defense ministry.
Prosecutors say the contact, Tai Shen Kuo of New Orleans, Louisiana,
turned the information over to a Chinese national, Yu Xin Kang. Kuo
and Kang are in jail awaiting trial.
Authorities say the evidence against Bergersen included a taped
telephone conversation between Bergersen and Kuo, during which
Bergersen acknowledged that he could go to prison for passing along
classified information.
Bergersen faces a 10-year sentence.
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