Update: 29 Nov. China executed Wo Weihan of Taiwan on the very day that EU Officials met with Chinese Diplomats to appeal for clemency. The U.S. State Dept. likewise opposed the execution. More here from FOX News
Wo Weihan, a Taiwan Medical Researcher was sentenced to execution by Chinese authorities after a closed door trial in Beijing on dubious allegations of espionage.
Wo ran a medical research company in Beijing and was arrested in 2005 accused of spying for Taiwan, allegedly Wo, copied papers from Chinese Military magazines and passed on "state secrets" to Taiwan authorities?
This information may be easily found at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Library according to Amnesty International which is calling for his pardon.
The U.S. State Department has said that the Trial fell short of international standards of due process.
Wo Weihan pictured escorting his daughter Ran Chen, at her Wedding in Austria in 2004 Chen speaking about her father, saw him in prison for the first time in 4 years today for what she feared was maybe her final visit. Subsequent to the visit, Chen was advised by the Austrian Embassy that she will be allowed to visit with her father a second time.
More here from Taiwan News Online
