A "Chinese espionage case" in British politics has boiled, but ultimately with the accusation of withdrawal of the shutdown, leaving a spot for controversy.The British media, such as The Guardian, on the 20th, the British Royal Prosecutor's Office recently withdrew the charges against two British citizens accused of espionage for China on the basis of "evidence failed to reach the threshold of trial".

According to the BBC, on September 15 local time, due to the lack of sufficient evidence, British prosecutors announced the withdrawal of charges against 30-year-old Christopher Cash and 33-year-old Christopher Berry, both of whom were released.

Prosecutor Tom Little, who is in charge of the case, explained to the court that the existing evidence did not reach the trial threshold, ¡°we could not continue to prosecute the case at all.¡± Judge Chema-Grueb said she ¡°fully acknowledged¡± the prosecutor¡¯s decision and ruled the two were innocent.

In a statement, the Interior Ministry said: ¡°Given the seriousness of the allegations, we cannot accept a disappointing trial,¡± adding that ¡°we will continue to use various tools and powers to prevent malicious activities.¡±

This two-year political turmoil began in March 2023. According to the BBC and the Guardian, the British anti-terrorism police arrested British citizens Cash and Berry on suspicion of "collecting and providing information harming British security and interests between December 2021 and February 2023". According to the allegation, Cash and Berry "collected and provided relevant information for China" and violated the Official Secrets Act. The two were originally scheduled to be tried from October 6th this year.

Kash¡¯s political experience has become the focus of the case: he served as a British parliamentary researcher in the ¡°China Research Group¡± to assist officials in handling China-related affairs and familiar with the details of parliamentary operations. Kash and his teacher Berry had taught with Hangzhou in China and were accused of being commissioned by ¡°Chinese agents¡± to write 34 intelligence reports.

After the case was withdrawn due to insufficient evidence, Kash said that two and a half years of experience was like a " nightmare", although the innocence was "destroyed"; Berry's lawyer said that the parties as freelancers were "picking up life remains", and there has been no clear explanation for the accusation of withdrawal.

According to the BBC, the Crown Prosecution Service denied the question that "the investigation was withdrawn because of external pressure". Attorney General Parkinson said that his team had considered "alternative crimes", but finally concluded that "none of them was appropriate".

Some British politicians are encouraged to continue the investigation, but the Guardian quoted Luke de Pullford, executive director of the UK¡¯s China-policy multinational parliamentary alliance, as saying that according to the provisions of the Official Confidentiality Act, if the case continues to be tried, it could involve a discussion of ¡°whether China is considered an enemy.¡±