China gives a suspended death penalty to an Australian writer

Yang Hengjun, a China-born Australian democracy advocate, has received a suspended death sentence from a Chinese court for espionage. He was detained in 2019 and has been sentenced to the death penalty. Yang was detained for espionage in China in January. He has received the suspended death penalty for espionage from a court in China.

China hands Australian writer a suspended death penalty. Chinese-Australian writer received suspended death sentence in China. Five years ago he was first detained in China, five years after he was detained. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says he has been detained for five years. He has been given a suspended sentence, according to Wong.

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