, ▁respectively . ▁The ▁latter ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁arrest ▁in ▁China . ▁He ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁country , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁sent enced . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Wang ▁was ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁where ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Police ▁investig ated ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China . ▁F inding ▁no ▁evidence ▁against ▁him ▁and ▁fear ing ▁for ▁his ▁safety , ▁Dr . ▁Wang ▁was ▁ur ged ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁country . ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Wang ▁went ▁to ▁Vietnam ▁with ▁Y ue ▁Wu ▁and ▁Z hang ▁Q i ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁seized ▁by ▁Chinese ▁secret ▁agents . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁announced ▁his ▁arrest ▁after ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁cust ody . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Wang ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison , ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁esp ion age ▁and ▁terror ism . ▁His ▁trial ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁last ed ▁for ▁one ▁day . ▁He ▁is ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁the ▁Sh a og uan ▁Pr ison . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Wang ▁was ▁pun ished ▁for ▁mis be h aving ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁hung er ▁strike ▁to ▁ple ad ▁for ▁release ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁final ▁respect ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁his ▁fun eral ; ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁hand c uff ed ▁by ▁and ▁locked ▁with ▁a ▁j ail ▁guard ▁in ▁his ▁j ail ▁cell . ▁