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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

‘Tears blur my vision’: Australian writer jailed in Beijing thanks Albanese for support in emotional letter

Yang Hengjun, left, and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang.
Yang Hengjun, left, and his wife, Yuan Xiaoliang. Yang has marked his sixth anniversary of imprisonment by writing to Anthony Albanese. Photograph: Chongyi Feng/AP

Jailed Chinese-Australian academic Yang Hengjun has written to Anthony Albanese from his prison cell in Beijing, thanking him for repeatedly expressing Australia’s “grave concerns” about his deteriorating health to Chinese officials.

Yang, who was given a suspended death sentence by a Chinese court in February 2024 after already serving five years in detention on espionage charges that he denies, told the prime minister “words are now failing me”.

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