Australia asks for answers on dissident missing in China

Australia is investigating reports a Chinese-Australian dissident is missing in China, officials said Wednesday, raising concerns he may be the latest Western citizen to be detained in the country. Yang Hengjun -- a novelist, former Chinese diplomat and democracy activist -- went missing shortly after he travelled to the southern city of Guangzhou last week, friends said. When asked about Yang's case, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was "seeking information about an Australian citizen who has been reported missing in China".

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