The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures, the Australian government and their employers said Tuesday.
Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s Bill Birtles and The Australian Financial Review’s Michael Smith landed in Sydney after flying from Shanghai on Monday night, both news outlets reported.
Both had sheltered in Australian diplomatic compounds in recent days.
The journalists left after Australia revealed last week that Australian citizen Cheng Lei, a business news anchor for Cgtn, China’s English-language state media channel, had been detained.
Both journalists were ...
Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s Bill Birtles and The Australian Financial Review’s Michael Smith landed in Sydney after flying from Shanghai on Monday night, both news outlets reported.
Both had sheltered in Australian diplomatic compounds in recent days.
The journalists left after Australia revealed last week that Australian citizen Cheng Lei, a business news anchor for Cgtn, China’s English-language state media channel, had been detained.
Both journalists were ...
The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures, the Australian government and their employers said Tuesday.
Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s Bill Birtles and The Australian Financial Review’s Michael Smith landed in Sydney after flying from Shanghai on Monday night, both news outlets reported.
Both had sheltered in Australian diplomatic compounds in recent days.
The journalists left after Australia revealed last week that Australian citizen Cheng Lei, a business news anchor for Cgtn, China’s English-language state media channel, had been detained.
Both journalists were ...
Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s Bill Birtles and The Australian Financial Review’s Michael Smith landed in Sydney after flying from Shanghai on Monday night, both news outlets reported.
Both had sheltered in Australian diplomatic compounds in recent days.
The journalists left after Australia revealed last week that Australian citizen Cheng Lei, a business news anchor for Cgtn, China’s English-language state media channel, had been detained.
Both journalists were ...
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