Ambassador barred from Beijing spy trial of Australian journalist Cheng Lei
by Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies from on (#5XPDB)
Canberra protests as court verdict deferred after closed-door, one-day trial
A Chinese court has deferred its verdict after the closed-door national security trial of the Australian journalist Cheng Lei lasted less than a day.
Foreign journalists and diplomats, including Australia's ambassador, were denied entry to the courtroom on Thursday as Cheng, a former anchor for the Chinese state TV broadcaster CGTN, faced trial on charges of illegally supplying state secrets overseas".
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