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A UK border official and former Hong Kong police officer were convicted Thursday of spying for China in Britain by carrying out what prosecutors called ”shadow policing” operations. Peter Wai, 40, and Bill Yuen, 65, both dual Chinese and British nationals, posed as legitimate police or intelligence officers to conduct surveillance and gather information about Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters and others deemed ”persons of interest,” prosecutors said. A jury in the Central Criminal Court in London found them guilty on charges they violated the National Security Act by assisting a foreign spy service. Wai worked as a UK Border Force…
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