Chinese Australian Blogger Waives Appeal of Suspended Death Sentence in China

FILE - This undated file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun, left, and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. Yang, China-born Australian democracy blogger, will not appeal his suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, his family said Feb. 21, 2024.

The family of a Chinese-born Australian writer who was convicted of spying and given a suspended death sentence says he will not appeal.