北京指责两名中国公民为英国从事间谍活动，导致中英关系恶化。 Beijing accuses two Chinese citizens of spying for Britain, worsening China-UK relations.

北京指控两名中国公民为英国从事间谍活动，这进一步加剧了中英关系紧张。 Beijing accuses two Chinese citizens of spying for Britain, further straining relations between China and the UK. 此事发生于中国对前英国领土香港的言论自由和公开选举进行打压导致局势紧张之际。 This comes amid tensions over China's clampdown on free speech and open elections in Hong Kong, a former British territory. 中国国家安全部声称，一对姓氏为王和周的夫妇被英国外国情报机构军情六处招募。 China's Ministry of State Security claims that a married couple, identified only by their surnames Wang and Zhou, were recruited by Britain's foreign intelligence agency, MI6.