China confirmed Tuesday that it has detained a Korean citizen on suspicion of violating the country's anti-espionage law, marking the first case where a Korean national has been arrested in China since the revised law took effect last year.

中国周二确认，因涉嫌违反中国的反间谍法，已拘留一名韩国公民，这是自去年修订法律生效以来，首次有韩国公民在中国被捕的案例。"A South Korean national was arrested by Chinese authorities on charges of espionage," Lin Jian, a spokesperson at China's Foreign Ministry, told a press briefing, without disclosing other details.

中国外交部发言人林剑在新闻发布会上表示：“一名韩国公民因间谍罪被中国当局逮捕。”但他没有透露其他细节。

He said China has notified the Korean Embassy in Beijing of the incident in a bid to help it provide necessary consular assistance.他说，中国已经通知了韩国驻北京大使馆这一事件，以帮助其提供必要的领事协助。"As a law-governing country, China has detected illegal activity in accordance with the law while guaranteeing the person's legitimate rights," he said.“作为一个法治国家，中国依法侦测违法行为，同时保障该人的合法权益，”他说。The 50-something person, living in Hefei, in China's eastern province of Anhui, was arrested late last year on charges of violating the anti-espionage law, according to diplomatic sources.

据外交消息人士透露，这位50多岁的人士居住在中国东部省份安徽省的合肥市，去年晚些时候因违反反间谍法被逮捕。

The person was suspected of leaking semiconductor-related information to Korea as the individual was working at a chipmaker in China.

该人士涉嫌向韩国泄露与半导体相关的信息，因为其在中国的一家芯片制造商工作。It marked the first time that a Korean national was arrested in China on suspicion of violating the anti-espionage law.

这标志着首次有韩国公民因涉嫌违反中国的反间谍法而在中国被捕。