BEIJING - China ordered the US and Japan yesterday to withdraw two military attaches, accusing the two men of spying and taking photographs in restricted military zones.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mr Shen Guofang, said in a statement, "The irrefutable evidence shows that their actions were deliberate and premeditated".
He demanded that their respective governments recall both diplomats before tomorrow for breaking Chinese laws governing security, military facilities and the movement of foreigners, and for violating the Vienna Convention on diplomatic activities.