1.   At least four other Chinese-born scholars with ties to the United States are awaiting trial on spy charges in China.

2.   In June, China arrested American human rights activist Harry Wu on spy charges and has so far refused U.S. demands for his release.

3.   In this regard Nicholson was worlds apart from Aldrich Ames, the previous CIA operative to be arrested on spy charges.

4.   Pitts is the second FBI agent to face spy charges.

5.   Still unclear is how a new government would be shaped and whether the spy charges will be pursued against other former Communist officials.

6.   The Cuban government also announced that Imperatori would maintain his hunger strike until the United States backs down from the spy charges.

7.   Washington has also been alarmed by the recent arrests on unexplained spy charges of several ethnic Chinese scholars who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

8.   A diplomatic row was touched off when Russia expelled a South Korean diplomat on spy charges.

9.   A retired Army Reserve colonel, Trofimoff is considered the highest-ranking military officer to be arrested on spy charges.