BREAKING: Two Australian journalists have just landed in Sydney after being pulled out of China by their news organisations, on fears they were no longer safe. 9News
Australian Financial ReviewAccording to his bio on ABC, Birtles is the ABC's China correspondent and has been based in Beijing since 2015.
A pro-China supporter holds a Chinese national flag during a rally to celebrate the approval of a national security law for Hong Kong, in Hong Kong His most recent story was published six days ago, about the detention of Cheng Lei - an Australian journalist working in China.Lei is a well-known TV anchor at the state broadcaster, CGTN in Beijing.
In late August Foreign Minister Marise Payne confirmed Lei was being detained by Chinese authorities.
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