Spy Case Of Australian Writer Reaches China Court
October 14, 2020
4:51 am
The espionage case against detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun has reached a Beijing court, Chinaβs foreign ministry spokesman said Monday, in a rare update on a man held incommunicado for months since his arrest last year.
The relationship between China and Australia has been perforated by spy scandals and trade rows, with both sides accusing the other of harassing citizens as diplomatic leverage.
Chinese-born Yang Jun β who also goes by the pen name Yang Hengjun β was taken into custody in January 2019 during a rare …
