Australian writer pleads not guilty to espionage charges in China ANI | Updated: May 28, 2021 20:15 IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): Former Chinese diplomat and Australian writer Yang Hengjun on Thursday pleaded not guilty to espionage charges in an over six-hour trial in Beijing, according to one of his lawyers.
Yang, 56, defended himself and remained calm throughout the hearing in the Beijing Second Intermediate People s Court, the lawyer said, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP). [Yang] spoke throughout the process and gave long responses, sometimes for up to half an hour. He had a calm demeanour, said the lawyer, declining to give details of the case against Yang due to state secrets being involved.