Three Chinese nationals were imprisoned on Thursday for entering a restricted area at a naval base in Key West, Florida, to take photos.

Chinese national Liao Lyuyou, 27, Jielun Zhang, 25,&nbsp;and Yuhao Wang, 24, were sentenced to 12 months and nine months in prison, respectively.

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All of them&nbsp;pleaded&nbsp;guilty to illegally entering the restricted area within Naval Air Station Key West in December and taking photographs and video, according to the US Attorney's office of the Southern District of Florida.

Navy security officers obtained consent to look at the cell phones and the camera in their possession and observed photos of the Sigsbee Annex property, including US military structures on Fleming Key.

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The incidents happened shortly&nbsp;after two Chinese Embassy officials&nbsp;were "secretly expelled" by the US last year after they entered a "sensitive" military base near Norfolk, Virginia, according to The New York Times.

The Times&nbsp;said half a dozen people with knowledge of the expulsions said US officials believe "at least one of the Chinese officials, who were with their wives, was an intelligence officer operating under diplomatic cover."

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Three Chinese nationals were imprisoned on Thursday for entering a restricted area at a naval base in Key West, Florida, to take photos. Chinese national Liao Lyuyou, 27, Jielun Zhang, 25, and Yuhao Wang, 24, were sentenced to 12 months and nine months in prison, respectively.

Three Chinese nationals were imprisoned on Thursday for entering a restricted area at a naval base in Key West, Florida, to take photos. Chinese national Liao Lyuyou, 27, Jielun Zhang, 25, and Yuhao Wang, 24, were sentenced to 12 months and nine months in prison, respectively. Also read: Biden and Trump's campaigns targeted by Chinese and Iranian hackers: Google All of them pleaded guilty to illegally entering the restricted area within Naval Air Station Key West in December and taking photographs and video, according to the US Attorney's office of the Southern District of Florida. Navy security officers obtained consent to look at the cell phones and the camera in their possession and observed photos of the Sigsbee Annex property, including US military structures on Fleming Key. The incidents happened shortly after two Chinese Embassy officials were "secretly expelled" by the US last year after they entered a "sensitive" military base near Norfolk, Virginia, according to The New York Times. The Times said half a dozen people with knowledge of the expulsions said US officials believe "at least one of the Chinese officials, who were with their wives, was an intelligence officer operating under diplomatic cover."

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