By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-12-16 17:28:02 | Updated at 2024-12-16 20:51:22
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Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo, who forged links with Prince Andrew and mixed with other British establishment figures, has insisted that he has “done nothing wrong or unlawful”.
Yang said it was “entirely untrue” to claim he was involved in espionage and said he was a victim of a “political climate” which had seen a rise in tensions between the UK and China.
A businessman, Yang became a “close” confidant of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, and has also been pictured with senior politicians including former conservative prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May.
In a statement after a High Court judge lifted an order granting him anonymity, Yang he said: “Due to the high level of speculation and misreporting in the media and elsewhere, I have asked my legal team to disclose my identity.”
“I have done nothing wrong or unlawful and the concerns raised by the Home Office against me are ill-founded. The widespread description of me as a ‘spy’ is entirely untrue,” he added.
Yang last week lost an appeal over a decision to bar him from entering the UK on national security grounds.
