Chinese diplomat Wang Xining says he has no information on the secretive trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun
During a wide-ranging interview, China s most high-profile diplomat admits he has almost no information about the espionage trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun in Beijing. 1 June 2021
A senior Chinese diplomat in Canberra has admitted he has almost no information about the secretive trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun.
Dr Yang is being tried for espionage in a closed court in Beijing.
But the former Chinese state security employee says he still has not been told which country he allegedly spied for, and has accused the Chinese government of persecuting him for championing democracy.
New Zealand Assures Australia There Is No Rift Over China
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01 Jun 2021, 20:05 GMT+10 SYDNEY - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has insisted relations with close ally Australia are not going to be negatively impacted by China. The Ardern government has been accused of going soft on Beijing in order to profit from better trade relations with the East Asian nation.
Ardern has also been holding annual talks with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss trade, security and the challenges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the New Zealand skiing and adventure sports resort of Queenstown, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, have downplayed signs of division over relations with China.
It came after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was photographed embracing the Australian Prime Minister with a hongi - the traditional Māori greeting performed by two people pressing their noses together - upon his arrival in Queenstown on Sunday.
It s clear by the response in the comment section of the tweet that many interpreted it as Collins endorsing a view that likened hongi to a head-butt. How disgusting to respond in agreement to that racist comment while Māori are currently, once again, opening the marae to people stranded by floods. This is indeed disrespectful and vile, one person wrote.
PARIS, June 1 Former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann became head of the influential Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) today to the dismay of environmental campaigners. Cormann, whose nomination in March was celebrated as a diplomatic triumph in Australia,.