Australia appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for writer Yang Hengjun

The international image of China continues to nose dive, the Xi led - CCP government does more harm to the country with it's ridiculous policies.

Closed door trials, prolonged detentions and no transparency whatsoever is not going to improve China's desire for more investment from overseas.

Word of advice for any Chinese people who obtain citizenship overseas, think twice before returning to China for a holiday, make sure your activities don't give the CCP government the means to detain you! You can always get your relatives to visit you in your new place of home.

I remember the following article from last year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/business/darien-gap-china-immigration.html?searchResultPosition=9

I feel for this man but why on earth would any pro-democracy (former) Chinese citizen come within 1,000 km of Chinese territory?

Australia needs to get rough and tough with China unless they free Yang. Ditto for another more famous Australian prisoner of conscience who has been left to rot for 5 years in the old run-down oubliette of Belmarsh, UK. Australia must make the cost of keeping their citizens as political hostages a painful one. Everyone has a price and the leaders of China and the UK should be taught this lesson the hard way.

Chinese people are allowing a megalomaniac and psychopaat to control them and run China back in the Stone Age. They have to stand up and get rid of this Mao copycat

"Everyone has their price "....but Australian mega billionaires whose fortunes are built from exporting minerals to China also have a price...and a lot more clout on the Australian Govt.

Australia also held a secret closed door trial when charging a former spy who blew the whistle on Australia bugging East Timor offices during a maritime and mineral deposit dispute.

Classy stuff Australia. Beating up one of the worlds poorest countries.

Despicable totalitarian China.

Even the mention of the word "democracy" in China - spoken or written - will see people being jailed. In this case, the death penalty was handed down.

It beggars belief why anyone would go to such an evil, dangerous, totalitarian place - especially someone such as Yang who knew full well how horrible the place is.

Why is Communist China so scared of differing ideas? Why so terrified of words? Such an immature, pathetic nation.

Classy stuff Australia. Beating up one of the worlds poorest countries.

What on earth has Timor Leste got to do with this case? Perfect example of wildly "off topic".

Even Russia tells you what the trumped up charges are.

u_s__reamerToday 02:00 pm JST

Ditto for another more famous Australian prisoner of conscience who has been left to rot for 5 years in the old run-down oubliette of Belmarsh, UK.

Prisoner of conscience my a. Australia is probably happy that hacker is somewhere he can't do more damage.

This is another reason why Australia must re-establish ties with democratic ROC-Taiwan instead of cozying with the authoritarian regime in the PROC.

People are also appalled by Canberra 's full support of Beijing .

People are also appalled by Canberra 's full support of Beijing .

To be honest, I'm more appalled by the nations showing full support to Communist China by joining China's BRICS project- as well as the Belt and Road. These scams will indebt and enslave the sucker nations signed up.

Of course, it goes without saying free, independent Taiwan should be finally recognised as such by democracies the likes of the US, Japan, the EU, Canada, Australia etc. If that enrages Commie China, so be it.

People are also appalled by Canberra 's full support of Beijing .

You clearly have been living under a rock for the past few years! The Australian Government has attacked China left, right and center for the past few years by teaming up with The US and Japan! They even joined military participation with The US and Japan in the South China against China recently. This has damaged the relationship greatly between China and Australia and the local Australians especially farmers and wine makers suffered the consequences when the Chinese government banned Wheat, Barley, Beef and wine imports from Australia. No other country can buy the huge amounts of these products from Australia as much as China since Japan will buy bulk of their imports from The US! China is easily getting its supplies from Argentina, Uraguay and other countries. Australia can continue to damage its relations with China and destroy its once wonderful economy by continuing to team up with the US and Japan. Japan and The US will never help Australia in terms of its economy ( Japan and The US can’t even help its own citizens when it comes to economy, inflation and salary increases )!

JimFeb. 5 09:46 pm JST

People are also appalled by Canberra 's full support of Beijing .

You clearly have been living under a rock for the past few years! The Australian Government has attacked China left, right and center for the past few years by teaming up with The US and Japan! They even joined military participation with The US and Japan in the South China against China recently. This has damaged the relationship greatly between China and Australia and the local Australians especially farmers and wine makers suffered the consequences when the Chinese government banned Wheat, Barley, Beef and wine imports from Australia. No other country can buy the huge amounts of these products from Australia as much as China since Japan will buy bulk of their imports from The US! China is easily getting its supplies from Argentina, Uraguay and other countries. Australia can continue to damage its relations with China and destroy its once wonderful economy by continuing to team up with the US and Japan. Japan and The US will never help Australia in terms of its economy ( Japan and The US can’t even help its own citizens when it comes to economy, inflation and salary increases )!

The Chinese economy is sputtering and at least when it was functioning well, it needed Australian metals.