駐中国大使、アステラス社員と面会　スパイ罪で起訴後初

　【北京時事】金杉憲治駐中国大使は２日、中国検察当局にスパイ罪で起訴されたアステラス製薬の５０代の日本人男性社員と領事面会した。８月に男性の起訴が明らかになって以降、金杉氏が面会したのは初めて。日中関係筋が明らかにした。
　男性は、健康状態に特に問題はないと話したという。金杉氏は日本政府として引き続き早期解放を求める意向を伝えた。（2024/09/02-21:43）

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi met Monday with a Japanese man indicted by Chinese authorities on charges of espionage, sources said.
   The ambassador had a meeting with the man, an employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. in his 50s, for the first time since his indictment came to light last month.
   The man said he had no particular health problems, and Kanasugi conveyed the Japanese government's intention to continue seeking his early release, said the sources with expertise on bilateral affairs.
   The man was detained in Beijing in March 2023 just before his planned return to Japan and was formally arrested in October the same year. He was charged with spying last month, but Beijing has not disclosed the details of the allegations.
   His detainment is expected to be prolonged as trial procedures are set to begin.