birth_place article_title criminal_penalty birth_date image criminal_status name alma_mater
chaozhou , guangdong , people 's republic of china ching cheong
 5 years in prison 22 december 1949 chingcheong.jpg released ching cheong st. hong kong paul 's college , hong kong university of
ching cheong

ching cheong -lrb- ; born in 1949 -rrb- is a senior journalist with `` the straits times '' .
he is best known for having been detained by the people 's republic of china on allegations of spying for taiwan .
he was imprisoned from april 2005 to february 2008 , spending more than 1000 days in prison .
