China's foreign ministry spokesman says Australia is trying to interfere with its 'judicial sovereignty' after Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne called for the immediate release of the writer Yang Hengjun.
China's foreign ministry spokesman says Australia is trying to interfere with its "judicial sovereignty" after Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne called for the immediate release of writer Yang Hengjun.The Australian government has called for the release of the 56-year-oldDr Yang has been held by Chinese authorities for three years since being detained at Guangzhou airport in January 2019.
The Australian national is awaiting a verdict following a one-day espionage trial, which took place in Beijing last year. Dr Yang, 56, is a democracy advocate who has said authorities "treat me like dirt here and they tortured me".Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.
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