US naval officer sentenced to two years in prison over spying for China

Wenheng Zhao, 26, pleaded guilty in October to passing sensitive military information to Chinese intelligence officer

A US navy petty officer who pleaded guilty to providing sensitive military information to a Chinese intelligence officer was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Monday, the US justice department said.

Wenheng Zhao, 26, and another US sailor, Jinchao Wei, were arrested in August on suspicion of spying for China.