安斯泰来日籍员工限期内未上诉，判决生效

Group 1 - A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison for espionage by a Beijing court on July 16, 2023, and did not appeal by the deadline of July 28 [1][2] - The employee provided political and economic information about China to Japan's Public Security Investigation Agency in exchange for payment [1][2] - This case marks the first instance of a Japanese individual accepting a plea deal under China's revised Criminal Procedure Law, which was implemented in October 2018 [2] Group 2 - The employee had worked in China for over 20 years and held a senior position in Astellas Pharma's local entity, previously serving as vice president of the China Japan Chamber of Commerce [2] - Since the implementation of the Anti-Espionage Law in November 2014, at least 17 Japanese individuals have been detained by the Chinese government, with five still not released [3] - The Chinese government has intensified its crackdown on espionage, with a revised Anti-Espionage Law enacted in July 2023 that broadens the definition of espionage [3]