Yang Hengjun: I am innocent and will fight to the end, Australian detained in China tells family

The writer and democracy activist has denied Chinese reports he confessed to espionage

An Australian writer who has been detained by Chinese authorities for more than 19 months has revealed he's been interrogated more than 300 times and taken to meetings handcuffed and blindfolded.

Yang Hengjun, in his first external communication in months, has rejected Chinese reports he had confessed to espionage, stating: I am innocent and will fight to the end."