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SYDNEY -- Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the government remains "deeply troubled" by the indefinite detention of writer Yang Hengjun, five years after his arrest in China. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

SYDNEY/CANBERRA—A Chinese-born Australian writer held in China since January has been formally arrested on suspicion of espionage, the Australian government said on Tuesday, amid growing tension between Canberra and its largest trading partner. [2]

Yang Jun. Photo: Yang Hengjun, via Twitter. AFP Chinese-Australian dissident Yang Jun will not appeal a suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, his family said Wednesday in a statement denouncing China’s “inhumane” justice system. (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

AFP The sons of an Australian writer jailed in China are hoping for his “miracle” release, urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise their father’s plight on a trip to Beijing. [4]

A Chinese paramilitary police officer stands guard outside the Australian embassy. [5]

Aussies bare a concealed vein of care for Norman Ian Wooldridge Last updated at 00:00 01 May 1996 BRITISH sports writers are pussycats compared with our Australian counterparts who have a talent for invective that would make Dorothy Parker read like ... [6]

TOKYO -- William "Bill" Granger, an Australian chef, restaurateur and food writer, died on Christmas Day at the age of 54 in a London hospital with his family by his bedside. [7]

Former intelligence officer Colonel Hla Min has revised and republished his English-language propaganda book “The Way I See It: Myanmar and Its Evolving Global Role (1988-2025),” which was advertised in junta-controlled newspapers in late May. [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-01-19 · 75% match

Renewed calls for China to free Australian writer Yang five years on

SYDNEY -- Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the government remains "deeply troubled" by the indefinite detention of writer Yang Hengjun, five years after his arrest in China.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-08-27 · 75% match

Australian Writer Arrested in China Facing Espionage Charge

SYDNEY/CANBERRA—A Chinese-born Australian writer held in China since January has been formally arrested on suspicion of espionage, the Australian government said on Tuesday, amid growing tension between Canberra and its largest trading partner.

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-02-21 · 75% match

Australian writer will not appeal suspended China death sentence

Yang Jun. Photo: Yang Hengjun, via Twitter. AFP Chinese-Australian dissident Yang Jun will not appeal a suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, his family said Wednesday in a statement denouncing China’s “inhumane” justice system.

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2023-11-02 · 75% match

Sons of Australian jailed in China push for ‘miracle’ release

AFP The sons of an Australian writer jailed in China are hoping for his “miracle” release, urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise their father’s plight on a trip to Beijing.

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-02-06 · 75% match

Australia expresses ‘outrage’ to China over writer’s suspended death sentence

A Chinese paramilitary police officer stands guard outside the Australian embassy.

[6] MM dailymail.co.uk · 1996-04-30 · 67% match

Aussies bare a concealed vein of care for Norman

Aussies bare a concealed vein of care for Norman Ian Wooldridge Last updated at 00:00 01 May 1996 BRITISH sports writers are pussycats compared with our Australian counterparts who have a talent for invective that would make Dorothy Parker read like

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-12-27 · 66% match

Bill Granger, Australia's 'king of breakfast,' dies at 54

TOKYO -- William "Bill" Granger, an Australian chef, restaurateur and food writer, died on Christmas Day at the age of 54 in a London hospital with his family by his bedside.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-06-11 · 40% match

How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades

Former intelligence officer Colonel Hla Min has revised and republished his English-language propaganda book “The Way I See It: Myanmar and Its Evolving Global Role (1988-2025),” which was advertised in junta-controlled newspapers in late May.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-04-17 · 61% match

China buys nearly $800m of Australian wine in new record

Business trendsChina buys nearly $800m of Australian wine in new record FTA uncorks 51% jump in imports as fans choose pricier bottles Australian wines line the shelves at a supermarket in Shanghai.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-01-28 · 53% match

Australia Says No Proof Writer’s Detention in China Related to Canadian Arrests

SINGAPORE—There is no proof that Beijing’s detention of a Chinese-born Australian writer is related to the arrest of Canadians in China, Australian Defense Minister Christopher Pyne said on Monday.

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