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 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 wife of the Chinese national who was arrested for alleged espionage activities with two other Filipinos denied that her husband is a spy. “Hindi po spy si [Yuangin] po (Yuangin is not a spy)," a sobbing Noemi Deng said at a press conference Monday.