Fang Jing denied suspected spyingBy Cui Xiaohuo (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-06-12 13:02 Comments(0) PrintMailCCTV prime-time anchorFang Jing on Friday denied rumors about spying, saying she has "neverbeen questioned by any department on any issue whatsoever".
Contacted by China Daily Friday morning, the 38-year-old face of ChinaCentral Television’s prime-time military program Defense Watch said thespeculations by guest speakers and some CCTV staff are "not true".
"No personnel from any department has questioned me on any issuewhatsoever," Fang told China Daily on the phone, adding that herabsence from the program since March was "not related to any spyinginvestigation".
Sources who work with Fang closely said onThursday Fang was under suspicion for "spying for Taiwan" and her caseis "still under investigation" and "no conclusion has been reached sofar".
Fang, who started working for CCTV in 1994, had beenmember of the all-star line-up at some of the largest live broadcastsin CCTV history, including the three-day live coverage of the return ofHong Kong to the mainland in 1997 and live coverage of the millenniumcelebrations.