A distinguished Chinese language journalist was sentenced in a Beijing courtroom to seven years in jail for espionage, in accordance with his household.Dong Yuyu, a commentator and editor, was detained by police in February 2022 whereas he was assembly a Japanese diplomat at a restaurant, in accordance with The Related Press, and has been in police custody since.The decision on Friday named then-Japanese ambassador Hideo Tarumi and Shanghai-based chief diplomat Masaru Okada as brokers belonging to an espionage group, Dong's household stated.CHINA RELEASES 3 'WRONGFULLY DETAINED' AMERICANS, WHITE HOUSE SAYSDong had served because the deputy head of the editorial division