Last 2 journalists working for Australian media in China have been dramatically evacuated from the country
The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures, the Australian government and their employers said Tuesday.’s Michael Smith landed in Sydney after flying from Shanghai on Monday night, both news outlets reported.
Birtles was due to depart Beijing on Thursday and was holding a farewell party on Wednesday when police came to his apartment and told him he was banned from leaving the country, ABC said. He was told he would be contacted on Thursday to organize a time to be questioned about a “national security case,” his employer said.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne confirmed that her government had provided consular support to the two journalists to assist their return to Australia. ABC news director Gaven Morris said Birtles was brought back to Australia on the Australian government’s advice. The newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Michael Stutchbury, and editor, Paul Bailey, described the situation as “disturbing.”
Australia’s journalist union, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, said China was no longer safe for foreign reporters.
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