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Australia Expresses 'Outrage' To China Over Writer's Suspended Death Sentence

A Chinese paramilitary police officer stands guard outside the Australian embassy. Australia has expressed 'outrage' after writer Yang Jun was handed a suspended death sentence (Credit: AFP)

Australia's government said Tuesday it had expressed "outrage" to China over a suspended death sentence handed to Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun.

Yang was sentenced to death on Monday with a two-year suspended execution, and had all of his property confiscated, the Chinese foreign ministry said.

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