FILE PHOTO: Australian writer Yang Hengjun is seen in Tibet Autonomous Region, China, July 2014 in this still photo taken from video. Picture taken July 2014. Handout via REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will advocate for the release of a Chinese-born Australian writer held by Beijing on suspicion of espionage, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, rejecting warnings by China not to interfere.
Yang Hengjun, a former Chinese diplomat turned online journalist and blogger, was last week formally arrested by Chinese authorities, seven months after he was detained in the country.
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