Two US Navy sailors charged with passing military secrets to China

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Two US Navy sailors have been charged with passing classified military intelligence to China, including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material. Both service personnel are based in California, but the cases have been brought separately and federal officials have declined to be drawn over whether there are links between them. The two men pleaded not guilty at courts in San Diego and Los Angeles and were remanded in custody until their detention hearings next week. The US has raised concerns for a number of years about the spying threat posed by Beijing, bringing criminal cases against...