MELBOURNE (Reuters) - China has moved Australian writer Yang Hengjun to a detention centre in the capital, Beijing, Australia's foreign ministry said on Thursday, just as a measure to detain him without legal representation was set to expire.
Tension between the two countries has picked up after Australia blocked Chinese telecoms giant Huawei [HWT.UL] from participating in a 5G telecommunications buildout last year.
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