After developing an exceptional level of trust with a Chinese individual who was prohibited from entering the country due to national security concerns, Prince Andrew of Britain has become embroiled in an alleged spying case.
In a written verdict on Thursday, the British High Courts stated that the younger brother of King Charles III, who was embroiled in a scandal, was willing to engage in commercial dealings with the suspected spy. The Chinese national was referred to as H6. He can now be identified as Yang Tengbo after the court on Monday overturned an anonymity order that had protected his identity.
Judges Charles Bourne, Stephen Smith, and Stewart Eldon stated Thursday that Yang had been the focus of the highest levels of national security investigation in the United Kingdom, and that British intelligence agencies were concerned he was trying to influence a member of the royal family.
Yang claimed in a statement issued by his attorneys that the popular portrayal of me as a spy is completely false.
However, the court verdict stated that Andrew developed a strong relationship with Yang, characterized by an uncommon level of trust, and that he was ready to engage in business dealings with the Chinese national, whom he invited to his 60th birthday celebration in 2020.
According to the ruling, Yang might represent the prince in meetings with possible Chinese partners and investors.
After concerns were voiced, Andrew stopped all communication with the person, according to a statement from his office. It further stated that he met the person through formal means and never discussed anything delicate.
According to the court, Yang also wanted to establish relationships with influential British people, including politicians, which China might use to sway politics.
The court further stated that former Secretary of State Suella Braverman concluded in March 2023 that the restriction on Yang’s admission into Britain was appropriate and reasonable since he was deemed a national security threat.
Although it is unknown when and where the meetings took place, images of Yang with former British Prime Ministers Theresa May and David Cameron have appeared in U.K. news sites.
Yang claimed in his statement that he had done nothing illegal or incorrect and that the British Home Office’s worries were unfounded.
Another humiliating revelation regarding Andrew, a former war hero who flew many missions during the 1982 fight with Argentina over the isolated Falkland Islands, has been made public by the royal family.
After his attorneys were unable to convince a U.S. judge to dismiss a civil complaint alleging him of sexual abuse, Andrew retracted his royal patronages and military affiliations in January 2022. Virginia Giuffre, who claims Andrew sexually assaulted her when she was 17, eventually received a sizable payment from him.
Giuffre has long claimed that she was trafficked to Andrew in the 1990s by infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his confidante, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who forced her to have sex with him. Maxwell, 62, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a jury found that she was crucial in luring and preparing teenage girls for Epstein’s sexual abuse.
Andrew has refuted the accusation on multiple occasions.
Additionally, China has been involved in a number of high-profile spy cases in the United States.
This year, federal prosecutors accused Linda Sun, a former top adviser to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, of money laundering, visa fraud, alien smuggling, and violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Prosecutors claimed in court records that Sun, 41, secretly shared internal material with Beijing and used her position to assist Chinese authorities. She was also charged with preventing communication between the state government and Taiwanese diplomats.
According to the indictment, Sun received millions of dollars in exchange for her husband Chris Hu’s business ventures in China, a job for her cousin in China, and tickets to a number of cultural and athletic events.
Hu was accused with conspiring to commit bank fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and identity theft conspiracy.
They both entered not guilty pleas.
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