Reuters reveals Australian writer detained in Beijing told supporter he was a former Chinese spy

Reuters exclusively reported that Yang Hengjun, an Australian writer detained in Beijing and facing trial for espionage on behalf of a country China hasn’t publicly named was a former Chinese spy, according to a confidential letter he wrote to a supporter in 2011. The 55-year-old, who became a well-known pro-democracy blogger, faces 10 years or more in jail after Chinese authorities charged him with endangering national security by joining or accepting a mission from the unidentified espionage organization. Yang has previously proclaimed his innocence, saying last month: “I will never confess to something I haven’t done.”