‘Deeply Troubled’: Government Concerned About Delays in Australian Writer’s Espionage Trial

In this 2017 photo provided by his family, Yang Hengjun, left, poses with his family member in Beijing. Yang Family Photo via AP

The Australian government says it is “deeply troubled” by the ongoing delays in the trial of Chinese-born Australian writer and academic Yang Hengjun in China.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, in a statement on Jan. 19, said that the government’s thoughts were with Yang and his family as they mark the fourth anniversary of his detention.