Christine Lee, a lawyer accused of trying to interfere in British politics on behalf of the Chinese government, on Tuesday lost her legal challenge against the U.K.’s domestic intelligence agency MI5.
The tribunal decision came the day after British authorities named Chinese national Yang Tengbo as an alleged spy who cultivated close ties with Prince Andrew and was photographed with two British prime ministers.
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Who is Yang Tengbo?
Yang, 50, also known as Chris Yang, is listed as a director of Hampton Group International, a business consultancy advising U.K.-based companies on their operations in China. He has been photographed at events with senior U.K. politicians, including former prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May.
Yang is reportedly a key member of Pitch@Palace China, an initiative from Prince Andrew to support entrepreneurs.