A UK court sentences a former UK border official and a retired Hong Kong police officer after finding they spied on dissidents and critics of Beijing in Britain on behalf of China. According to prosecutors, the pair targeted individuals including former Hong Kong lawmaker Nathan Law and other activists. Prosecutors say the defendants also identified and monitored British politicians and others who have criticized China. The cases are reported as involving coordination of surveillance and information gathering directed at people considered hostile by the Chinese government. ABC News and The Independent describe the outcome as prison terms for the two men, while Japan Today similarly reports the sentencing and frames it as spying on dissidents and Beijing critics in the UK. The Post adds more detail on the alleged targets and how prosecutors characterized their treatment of some activists. Across the reports, the central point is that both defendants receive custodial sentences for activity found to constitute spying linked to Chinese interests, with the court considering the nature of the targets and the defendants’ roles.