Cheng Jingye addresses media during the press conference at his residence in Canberra on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s envoy to Australia dismisses mass detention of Uygurs in Xinjiang as ‘fake news’
- Cheng Jingye also defends his government against accusations of espionage and political meddling in Australia
- He rejects claims Chinese-Australian author Yang Hengjun, detained for past 11 months, was denied a lawyer and interrogated while shackled
Cheng Jingye addresses media during the press conference at his residence in Canberra on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
