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China jails American businesswoman for spying

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A Chinese court convicted an American businesswoman of spying.

Sandy Phan-Gillis, a Houston, Texas, resident, has been ordered to serve three and a half years in prison and face deportation.

Phan-Gillis pleaded guilty to espionage charges in a closed court hearing in the southern Chinese city of Nanning.

She worked as a consultant for Houston businesses interested in Chinese customers and investment, as well as for Chinese businesses interested in Texas.

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