A Chinese language businessman has denied spying for Beijing and insisted that he “loves” Britain.

Yang Tengbo, a former shut confidant of Prince Andrew, says he would “by no means do something to hurt the pursuits of the UK”.

It emerged final week that the person had been banned from returning to Britain on nationwide safety after being accused of being a spy.

After a court docket order hiding his identification was lifted on Monday afternoon, Yang issued a prolonged assertion claiming he had been the sufferer of the “political local weather” between the UK and China.

He mentioned: “I’ve executed nothing improper or illegal and the issues raised by the Residence Workplace towards me are ill-founded. The widespread description of me as a ‘spy’ is solely unfaithful.”

Yang mentioned the three judges concerned on this case had concluded that there was “not an abundance of proof” towards him and there might be an “harmless clarification” for his actions.

“The political local weather has modified, and sadly, I’ve fallen sufferer to this,” he mentioned.

“When relations are good, and Chinese language funding is sought, I’m welcome within the UK. When relations bitter, an anti-China stance is taken, and I’m excluded.

“I’m an unbiased self-made entrepreneur and I’ve all the time aimed to foster partnerships and construct bridges between East and West. I’ve devoted my skilled life within the UK to constructing hyperlinks between British and Chinese language companies.

“My actions have performed an element in bringing lots of of tens of millions of kilos of funding into the UK.

“I constructed my non-public life within the UK over 20 years and love the nation as my second dwelling. I might by no means do something to hurt the pursuits of the UK.”