Wong met with her Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Canberra today.
Wong met with her Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Canberra today, during which she raised the case of Yang and China's human rights record, even as the two talked about the need for a "mature and productive relationship".
"We discussed the sentencing of Dr Yang Jun. I told the foreign minister, Australians were shocked at the sentence imposed, and I made clear to him that the Australian government will continue to advocate on Dr Yang's behalf. Australia has also lifted restrictions on Chinese-made wind turbines, a decision Wong said was not made in exchange for the easing of wine tariffs.Wong said Australians were "shocked" at the death sentence handed to Yang Jun.
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