BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Australian writer Yang Hengjun is guilty of espionage and was given the death sentence with a two-year suspension.
A Beijing court handed the writer a suspended death sentence, threatening a recent rebound in bilateral ties after several years of strained relations between Beijing and Canberra.
China allowed the "Australian side to sit in on the sentencing", a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said at a regular press briefing when responding to a query on the case.
