# Two Chinese nationals jailed in US for spying

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-31 04:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/31/us-jails-two-chinese-nationals-for-spying?traffic_source=rss

> Liren “Ryan” Lai and Yuance Chen were each sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release. They admitted helping arrange at least $30,000 in secret cash drops and trying to recruit US military service members to spy for Beijing, the Justice Department said.