Australian writer detained in China on espionage charges to face trial
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5J3FV)
Foreign minister Marise Payne says China has provided no evidence against Yang Hengjun, who has been held for more than two years
The detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun will be tried on charges of espionage in a closed Chinese court next week after being held in Beijing for more than two years.
The foreign minister Marise Payne's office said the government had been notified by Chinese authorities that Yang would face trial next Thursday, 27 May.
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