Australian prime minister to raise imprisoned democracy blogger

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday he will raise the plight of a detained democracy blogger with Chinese leaders during a state visit to China.
Albanese said he had approved a draft letter to the sons of Yang Hengjun, who has been detained in China since 2019.
“We’re very sympathetic and understand the concerns that they would have for their father and for this Australian who has been detained now for a long period of time,” Albanese told reporters.
The sons have made public a letter to Albanese, dated Oct. 28, that said there was a “narrow window of opportunity” before Albanese left for China to secure their father’s freedom.