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Britain’s Prince Andrew has been accused of being close to a Chinese spy. Prince Andrew is under investigation due to his close ties with Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo. Yang Tengbo is accused of spying for China.
Yang Tengbo was until now known by the code name H6. However, on Monday, a court lifted the order not to make his name public. After this Yang’s identity was made public.
Meanwhile, Prince Andrew has decided to stay away from the royal family’s Christmas festival after allegations of relations with Yang. He will not attend the ceremony this year. Prince Andrew is the third child of Britain’s former Queen Elizabeth and the middle brother of the current King Charles. He is also known as Duke of York.
Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo photographed with Prince Andrew.
Yang is the director of a consultancy firm. Yang Tengbo (50), also known as Chris Yang. Yang is the director of Hampton Group International, a consultancy company. This company works to provide advice to British companies for their operations in China.
Yang Tengbo has previously been seen with prominent politicians like former UK PM David Cameron and Theresa May. Prince Andrew made a pitch at the Palace China Platform to promote Chinese businesses. Yang is an important person involved in this platform.
Yang is accused of being involved in suspicious activities for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Britain’s intelligence agency MI-5 had accused Yang of posing a threat to national security. The court accepted the agency’s report and rejected Yang’s appeal.
Prince Andrew clarified the allegations Prince Andrew’s office has clarified the allegations against him. Prince Andrew had met Yang officially, the office said. The prince did not discuss any sensitive issues with Yang.
While giving clarification, Yang has said that he has not done any illegal work in Britain. Yang alleged that he was being made a victim of rising political tensions between Britain and China. However, British PM Keir Starmer recently expressed his desire to improve strained relations with China.
Starmer met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 last month. He is the first British PM to meet Xi Jinping since 2018. However, leaders of the opposition Conservative Party have been calling China a big threat to Britain.
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