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Astellas Pharma sentencing highlights China risks for corporate Japan

China revised its Anti-Espionage Law in July 2023, expanding the scope of targets for espionage. (Photo by Tomoki Mera) KOHEI FUJIMURA DALIAN, China -- China's sentencing of a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma on espionage charges serves as a stark reminder of the risks to doing business in the country and the need for precautionary measures to protect corporate employees. The Astellas employee was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a Beijing court on Wednesday.