Australia Silent on Yang Hengjun’s Arrest in China But PM Says Working Behind Scenes

Yang Hengjun, author and former Chinese diplomat, who is now an Australian citizen, is pictured in an unspecified location in Tibet, China on July, 2014 in this social media image obtained by Reuters. Reuters

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia is working through diplomatic channels to secure the release of a man being held in China on accusations of spying.

Australia is working behind the scenes with a “bespoke approach” to secure the release of an Australian-Chinese writer being held without charge in Beijing for “endangering state security.”