Australia Flies Journalists Out of China After Questioning by State Security Officials

September 9th, 2020

The irony is incredible. Who will fly the Australian journalists experiencing late night police shakedowns… out of Australia?

Via: CBC:

Two Australian foreign correspondents were flown out of China for their safety after being questioned by China’s state security ministry, the Australian government said on Tuesday.

The correspondents for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Australian Financial Review (AFR) sought shelter in the embassy in Beijing and the consulate in Shanghai as diplomats negotiated with Chinese officials to allow them to leave the country, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said.

Negotiations over the two journalists — the ABC’s Bill Birtles and the AFR’s Michael Smith — reached the highest level of the Australian government, a source told Reuters.

Chinese police entered the homes of the two men, who lived in Shanghai and Beijing, after midnight last Wednesday and told them they were barred from leaving China, Smith said.

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One Response to “Australia Flies Journalists Out of China After Questioning by State Security Officials”

  1. Dennis says:
    September 9, 2020 at 3:43 pm

    The gutless wonders of the Australian government are crowing about their stance on China, but have kept their gobs completely zipped on Assange.

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