‘It was helpful’: McGowan’s push on detained Aussies in China

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‘It was helpful’: McGowan’s push on detained Aussies in China
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The WA Premier has offered the families of two detained Australians a glimmer of hope after high level talks with the Chinese foreign affairs minister.

Journalist Cheng Lei was detained for “supplying state secrets” in 2020 and writer Yang Hengjun has been held in custody since 2019 for espionage charges.

Mark McGowan has given a glimmer of hope to two detained Australians by raising their case in China. Picture: Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Meanwhile, Dr Yang's trial over allegations of espionage began in 2021 but the verdict has been delayed several times to the anguish of him and his family.Yang Hengjun has been in custody in China since 2019.

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