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Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun was handed a suspended death sentence last year.

Australian forced to choose between food and clothes in Beijing jail

In a freezing winter, Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun told Australian officials he could not afford a jumper and had to beg other prisoners for soup.

  • Matthew Knott

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North Asia correspondent Eryk Bagshaw in Mana, near the border between India and China.

China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could

In the end, its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Yang Hengjun pictured with his wife in 2017.

Yang Hengjun will not appeal against suspended death sentence

The Australian’s family has lost hope that the Chinese legal system can deliver justice to the pro-democracy writer.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Yang Hengjun, as a worker in the Ministry of State Security, a pro-Democracy advocate, and with his wife.

How an Australian ended up in Beijing’s crosshairs

Former state security man turned dissident academic Yang Hengjun may pay the ultimate price for going against his one-time masters.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Yang Hengjun’s sons have written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese asking for help in securing his release.

How Beijing is setting out to recondition us to be afraid once more

The Albanese government is trapped in its own construct of “stabilising relations”.

  • Peter Hartcher
Chinese-Australian writer and blogger Yang Hengjun.

Who is Yang Hengjun, sentenced to death in China?

Human rights dissident, pro-democracy blogger, Chinese government official, daigou entrepreneur. Yang Hengjun has worn many hats.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
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Australian writer Yang Hengjun.

‘Hostage diplomacy’: Yang Hengjun death sentence rocks relationship with China

China’s ambassador was summoned to Penny Wong’s office for a dressing down that lasted 20 minutes.

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Matthew Knott
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the government was appalled by the commuted death sentence handed to Yang Hengjun.

An Australian sentenced to death. Penny Wong won’t face a bigger test than this

Wong was visibly shaken by the news that Yang Hengjun had been given a death sentence. But how can she condemn China while forging closer ties with Beijing?

  • Matthew Knott

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