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Coverage dated February 4, 2024

Australia Says Writer Given Suspended Death Sentence in China

Headline from Voice of America

The Chinese-born Australian citizen has been in jail in China since 2019 on spying accusations and is said to be in ill health.

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  1. Voice of America

    Australia Says Writer Given Suspended Death Sentence in China (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The Chinese-born Australian citizen has been in jail in China since 2019 on spying accusations and is said to be in ill health.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    China hands Australian writer a suspended death penalty in a move Canberra condemns (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Angus Watson and Nectar Gan, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A Chinese-Australian writer has received a suspended death penalty in China, five years after he was detained on espionage charges, according to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

  3. CBS News

    China gives Yang Jun, dual Australian national and dissident writer, suspended death sentence for espionage (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Australia's government is "appalled" by China giving dual national author Yang Jun a suspended death sentence after a closed-door espionage trial.

  4. Digital Journal

    Yang Jun: dissident Chinese-Australian writer handed suspended death sentence (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Chinese-Australian writer Yang Jun, who was handed a suspended death sentence in China, had gained a huge following in exile for his spy novels and calls

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    China hands Australian writer a suspended death penalty in a move Canberra condemns | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Angus Watson and Nectar Gan, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A Chinese-Australian writer has received a suspended death penalty in China, five years after he

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