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  • Australia on Wednesday hit out at China's apparent decision to indict a prominent author on spying charges, insisting he is at risk from COVID-19 and must be freed. "The government strongly objects to the formal indictment of Australian citizen and academic Dr Yang Hengjun in China on suspicion of espionage," said Australia's minister of foreign affairs Marise Payne. The Chinese-American author Yang Jun -- who also goes by his pen name Yang Hengjun -- was detained in January shortly after making a rare return to China from the United States. Australia said it had not been formally notified of the indictment, but slammed China for a lack of solidarity during the global pandemic crisis -- which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. "Crises are a time for nations to pull together. It is not in the spirit of mutual respect and trust that our continued advocacy for Dr Yang has not been acknowledged," Payne said. "Dr Yang's poor health makes him especially vulnerable to COVID-19," she said, adding he was being held in "harsh" conditions. "We have asked repeatedly that basic international standards of justice, procedural fairness and humane treatment apply." Yang has not being allowed access to lawyers and is believed to have been interrogated while shackled during his detention. "This is unacceptable treatment of an Australian citizen," Payne said. "We call for Dr Yang's immediate release and that he be allowed to leave China and travel to Australia with his wife." Yang is the latest in a string of foreign nationals to be detained in China for espionage or attempting to steal state secrets. Two Canadians, former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, were detained in December 2018. arb/je
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  • Australia condemns China's 'indictment' of academic
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