China court jails journalist for 7 years on spy charges, family says

FILE - In this photo provided by the Dong family, veteran Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu poses for a photo in Beijing in June 2019. FILE - The CPJ logo is seen on a banner at a media conference in Brussels, Sept. 29, 2015.

A Beijing court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, his family said in a statement, calling the verdict a grave injustice.