Commentary
Just before the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4, the Chinese regime showed the world that it cares nothing for agreements when the rules do not serve them.
Earlier this month, the partner of Cheng Lei—an Australian journalist held by China since 2020—revealed that the monthly consular visits to Cheng had been suspended again by Chinese authorities. She is not the only foreigner or Australian suffering from this blatant violation of Sino-Australian consular agreements.
Pro-democracy activist Yang Hengjun, who has been held in China since 2019, was regularly denied consular access. Moreover, a verdict should have been reached in his trial, which took place almost a year ago. But in violation of even Chinese law, a ruling has yet to be announced….