ADVISORY/China May Deport Convicted U.S. Residents.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2001 TOPIC: According to a story by CNN, Secretary of State Colin Powell reportedly hinted to the press Wednesday that U.S. scholars detained in China and convicted on spy charges may be deported in coming days, rather than serving prison time in China. Gao Zhan and Qin Guangguang, two Chinese-born U.S. residents were reportedly convicted recently by China on charges of spying for Taiwan and were sentenced to 10-year prison terms, the story said. Powell plans to visit China on Saturday, and according to experts cited in the story, a Chinese decision to deport the scholars before his visit may improve the atmosphere of the meetings and make them more productive. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Chuck DeVore Charles S. DeVore (born May 20, 1962) is a U.S. politician, currently serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing the 70th District, which includes portions of Orange County. is Vice President of Research for the SM&A Institute for Competitiveness. DeVore served as a Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs foreign affairs pl.n. Affairs concerning international relations and national interests in foreign countries. in the Reagan-era Pentagon, a former member of the Congressional staff of U.S. Representative Christopher Cox, and still serves as a military intelligence officer in the Army National Guard. His book, "China Attacks", has been translated into Chinese and sells in Taiwan and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . He has been extensively interviewed on TV and radio about the Chinese military The Chinese Military could refer to two things:
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