Chinese-American scholar Li Shaomin (
In an account published yesterday in the Asian Wall Street Journal and several Hong Kong newspapers, Li denied the spying charges and said the group cited by the Ministry of State Security did not gather intelligence.
Li, who taught in Hong Kong, was detained in February during a visit to China. He was convicted July 14 and deported just before a visit to Beijing by US Secretary of State Colin Powell. Hong Kong authorities allowed Li last week to return to his job at the City University of Hong Kong.
China has not released any evidence against Li.
Li said the only proof of spying presented at his trial was a one-page document from the security ministry claiming that the Taiwan Three-Principle Reunification Alliance was his spy organization. He said he had applied to the Taipei-based group for grants to study Chinese reform and development.
A spokesman for the group in Taipei, Hsu Wen-jao, said yesterday that the alliance sponsored research to promote reuniting China and Taiwan based on the "three principles of the people" created by Sun Yat-sen. Hsu said the privately financed group had not paid for Li's research and denied that it spies on China.
"Mr Li Shaomin said the spy accusation was untrue and we do, too," said Hsu. "We've decided not to say much about it because the charges are so nonsensical."
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