China gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger Yang Hengjun
A Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a China-born Australian democracy blogger on Monday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years, said it was appalled.
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![FILE - This undated, file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. Australia says it is appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun. (Chongyi Feng via AP, File) A man and woman stand on a sidewalk beside a waterway. The woman has her arms around the man.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7104863.1707122368!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/china-australia-writer.jpg)
A Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a China-born Australian democracy blogger on Monday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years, said it was appalled.