Australian journalists flee China fearing arrest
02 April 2022 |
12:01 pm
Two Australian journalists fled China Tuesday under diplomatic protection amid rapidly deteriorating relations between Beijing and Canberra, as the United States warned that the situation for foreign reporters in the country could get worse.
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