Australia 'deeply troubled' by Chinese espionage case

A Beijing court heard Yang Hengjun’s trial in secret in May 2021 and the case against him has never been publicly disclosed. - Reuters

CANBERRA, Australia (AP): Australia’s foreign minister said on Thursday (Jan 19) her government was "deeply troubled” by the delays in China resolving espionage allegations against Chinese-Australian Yang Hengjun, while a supporter said the Chinese-born writer and blogger would remain detained until at least April.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong raised the issue on the anniversary of Yang’s detention in 2019 when he arrived in southern China’s Guangzhou from New York with his wife and 14-year-old stepdaughter.