In the end,its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.
The Australian’s family has lost hope that the Chinese legal system can deliver justice to the pro-democracy writer.
Former state security man turned dissident academic Yang Hengjun may pay the ultimate price for going against his one-time masters.
The Albanese government is trapped in its own construct of “stabilising relations”.
Human rights dissident,pro-democracy blogger,Chinese government official,daigou entrepreneur. Yang Hengjun has worn many hats.
China’s ambassador was summoned to Penny Wong’s office for a dressing down that lasted 20 minutes.
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?