Ambassador barred from Beijing spy trial of Australian journalist Cheng Lei

Canberra protests as court verdict deferred after closed-door, one-day trial

A Chinese court has deferred its verdict after the closed-door national security trial of the Australian journalist Cheng Lei lasted less than a day.

Foreign journalists and diplomats, including Australia’s ambassador, were denied entry to the courtroom on Thursday as Cheng, a former anchor for the Chinese state TV broadcaster CGTN, faced trial on charges of “illegally supplying state secrets overseas”.

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