The story has attracted attention as evidence of a potential national security threat from China and as another scandal that involves the prince’s relationships.

The man, identified on Monday as Yang Tengbo, after an anonymity order was lifted, said he wasn’t involved in espionage and had “done nothing wrong or unlawful.” The suspected Chinese spy had been barred from the United Kingdom because of concerns that he posed a threat to national security.

The suspected Chinese spy who forged a close relationship with Prince Andrew before being barred from the UK has been named as Yang Tengbo, after a court-enforced anonymity order was lifted.