SYDNEY (Nov 25): The Chinese embassy in Canberra has said that the man seeking political asylum in Australia as a defecting former spy is a convicted fraudster wanted on criminal charges in China.
Newspapers from media group Nine reported on Saturday that Mr Wang 'William' Liqiang had provided a trove of Chinese spying secrets to Australia's counter-espionage agency ASIO since he decided to defect in May.
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