The New York Times writes, "China has arrested two Japanese citizens on spying allegations, officials said Wednesday. Japanese Chief Cabinet Spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters that the two were detained in May, one in Zhejiang province and the other in Liaoning. China said the two are suspected of spying. Suga said that the Japanese government knew about the arrests soon after the two were detained, but withheld the information due to safety reasons. He said the two are not government employees, but refused to give other details on the arrests, including the specific allegations they face. Suga said that the Japanese government "absolutely (does) no such thing," referring to sending spies to other countries."
"A series of blasts in southern China killed at least seven people Wednesday ahead of a national holiday, according to state media, which attributed the explosions to bombs concealed inside courier delivery packages. According to the Xinhua News Agency, another 51 were injured after more than a dozen explosions occurred in the area of Liaozhou city, in southern China's Guangxi region. Two people were missing. Xinhua said the government had identified a 33-year-old suspect surnamed Wei and ruled out the possibility that the blasts were the result of terrorism. The incidents are being investigated," The Wall Street Journal reports.
"The top U.S. intelligence official said he was skeptical that a new U.S.-China cyber agreement would slow a growing torrent of cyber attacks on U.S. computer networks, adding that his approach will be to "trust but verify." Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the agreement did not include specific penalties for violations but that the U.S. government could use economic sanctions and other tools to respond if needed. Clapper and other officials said they viewed last week's cyber agreement between China and the United States on curbing economic cyber espionage as a "good first step" but noted it was not clear how effective the pact would be," Reuters reports.