CCP Foreign Minister Locks in Visit to Australia

The visit is shrouded with questions around the treatment of Australian writer Yang Hengjun, who was sentenced to death in China.

China's foreign minister Wang Yi attends a press conference at Media Center on March 8, 2019 in Beijing, China. Wang Yi answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on issues related to "China's foreign policy and foreign relations" Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

CCP Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Australia next week on March 20.

Beijing’s representative is slated to visit Canberra and will meet Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong for a ministerial dialogue where the case of detained Australian Yang Hengjun will likely be front and centre.