The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Tuesday reported that two of Australia's leading foreign correspondents in China have flown home for their own safety after they were questioned separately by China's Ministry of State Security.
The China correspondents for the ABC and the Australian Financial Review (AFR) sought shelter in Australia's embassy in Beijing and consulate in Shanghai as diplomats negotiated with Chinese officials to allow them to leave the country, the ABC and the AFR reported.


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