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BBC: 'Taiwan spy' executed by Beijing


中國已經處決被控為台灣從事間諜的科學家，沃維漢在去年被判刑，沃維漢的家人曾呼籲寬大處理，說他們父親遭到酷刑逼供承認他是位間諜。這位在北京經營自己的醫學研究公司的59歲男子，已於2005年年初遭到逮捕。

他被控定罪傳達軍事機密給被中國視為叛亂一省的台灣。法庭文件顯示在1989至2003年間，他為三民主義統一中國大同盟的組織從事間諜活動，此組織是台灣的新執政黨-國民黨贊助下的團體。持有奧地利護照的女兒陳然說奧地利駐北京大使館已證實他父親的死訊。沃維漢的家人宣稱他一直被拒與律師接觸達一年。

美國駐北京大使館發言人譴責這項處決。歐盟日前表示憤慨不滿，稱這項處決嚴重地損害歐盟與中國的精神信任以及相互尊重，BBC記者Oana Lungescu在布魯塞爾表示這項處決將增高中國與歐盟間的緊張。

本週早些時候，北京延後與歐盟的年度首腦會議以抗議歐盟領袖會見西藏精神領袖達賴喇嘛的計畫。

譯：taiwango

新聞出處：BBC

China has executed a scientist accused of spying for Taiwan. Wo Weihan's family had appealed for clemency, saying that the scientist was tortured into admitting that he was a spy. He was sentenced last year.

The 59-year-old man, who ran his own medical research company in Beijing, was arrested in early 2005. Among other things, he was convicted of passing Chinese military secrets to Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province.

Court documents said he spied for an organisation called The Grand Alliance for the Reunification of China under the Three Principles of the People between 1989 and 2003.

This group is under the auspices of Taiwan's new ruling party, the Kuomintang, according to China.

His daughter, Ran Chen, who holds an Austrian passport, said her father's death had been confirmed by the Austrian embassy in Beijing. Mr Wo's family alleged that he had been denied access to a lawyer for a year.

A spokeswoman for the United States' embassy in Beijing condemned the execution. Susan Stevenson told the AFP news agency that the US was "deeply disturbed and dismayed".

The European Union also voiced its indignation, saying the execution seriously undermined the spirit of trust and mutual respect between the EU and China.

The execution will heighten tensions between China and the EU, says the BBC's Oana Lungescu in Brussels, coming on the same day EU officials raised his case at a meeting on human rights with their Chinese counterparts.

Earlier in the week, Beijing postponed its annual summit with the bloc in protest against plans by EU leaders to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.