The Filipino wife of a Chinese national, Deng Yuanqing, has denied accusations of espionage against her husband, claiming he works in the self-driving car industry. Deng was arrested in the Philippines along with two others under suspicion of spying,

The Armed Forces of the Philippines is not buying the claims of innocence from the wife of a recently arrested Chinese national accused of espionage, citing recovered data containing detailed surveillance of hundreds of military installations and critical infrastructure sites across the country.

The Filipino wife of a Chinese national accused of espionage said her husband is not a spy, in a case that comes against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions between the Philippines and China.

The AFP said its findings still stand despite the statement of the wife of Chinese national Deng Yuanqing claiming her husband was not a spy.

The wife of the Chinese national who was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation earlier this month for alleged espionage activities is asserting that her husband was not a spy.