Two Australian journalists working for the nation’s media outlets in China have been rushed out of the country following an extraordinary diplomatic stand-off.
Bill Birtles, the ABC’s correspondent in Beijing, and Michael Smith, the Australian Financial Review’s Shanghai-based China correspondent, flew back to Sydney on Monday.
The pair were forced to shelter under Australian diplomatic protection for five days after Chinese police visited their homes after midnight last Wednesday and informed them they faced questioning over a “national security case”, according to reports published by the ABC and Australian Financial Review.
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