Yang Hengjun: Australian writer held in China for almost two years officially charged with espionage

Move paves way for Yang, who was arrested in January 2019, to face trial in China

An Australian writer who has been detained by Beijing for more than 20 months has been charged with espionage by Chinese authorities.

Sources with knowledge of the case told the Guardian the supreme people’s procuratorate had informed Yang Hengjun and his legal team that his case had been transferred to Beijing second intermediate court for prosecution.

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