上海で５０代邦人男性拘束　スパイ容疑か―中国

　【北京時事】中国・上海市で昨年１２月、５０代の日本人男性が中国当局に拘束されたことが１７日、分かった。具体的な拘束理由は不明だが、国家安全当局によりスパイ行為に関与した疑いが持たれているとみられる。日中関係筋が明らかにした。
　上海の日本総領事館を中心に男性の健康状態など情報収集を進めている。今年は日中国交正常化５０周年に当たるが、新たな日本人拘束の判明で両国間にまた一つ懸案が加わった。
　２０１４年に反スパイ法が施行された中国では、１５年以降、スパイの疑いなどで少なくとも１５人の日本人が拘束された。ただ、この２年余り拘束事例は確認されておらず、１９年９月に北京市で拘束され同１１月に釈放された北海道大教授以来となる。（2022/02/17-11:43）

A Japanese man in his 50s was detained by Chinese authorities in Shanghai last December possibly over spying allegations, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Thursday.
   The Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai received information in December that the man was detained for alleged domestic law violation in China, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference in Tokyo.
   The Japanese government "has been pressing the Chinese side on various occasions to release the man at an early date," Matsuno said.
   He added that Japan has not received word from the Chinese side that the man is in poor health. Japan has been asking China for a meeting with the man and will take support measures, including contact with his family, Matsuno said.
   The detention deals a blow to relations between Japan and China as the two countries mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties this year.