An Australian citizen has been given a (suspended) death sentence by a Chinese court

<p>Chinese-born Australian citizen writer Yang Jun has been given a suspended death sentence in China. The death sentence came with a two-year reprieve that could see him given life imprisonment instead.</p><p>Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong describes it as "harrowing news"</p><ul><li>

"The Australian government is appalled at this outcome"</li><li>Wong has summonsed China's ambassador</li></ul><p>–</p><p>Yang was detained in January 2019 on espionage charges. Was tried behind closed doors two years later. A verdict was given today.</p><p>–</p><p>Well, this is ForexLive, so I'll leave comments about dictatorships and secret courts for someone else. For the AUD, this is a potential weight if Australia – China relations deteriorate on this. </p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.