‘The Authorities Yielded’: Professor Speaks as Ordeal in China Ends
Asked about any conditions on Mr. Feng’s being allowed to leave, Chen Jinxue, a lawyer who represented Mr. Feng while he was in China, said simply, "As I understand it, it may not be convenient for Feng Chongyi to reveal the details of what he was questioned about." Mr. Feng seemed to be in good health,
and in good spirits, chuckling at the interruption of airport announcements soon after he arrived.
"It’s a victory for Professor Feng himself, and also a victory for everyone." Professor Feng, a legal resident
in Australia who still travels on a Chinese passport, would say little about the content of his questioning.
By DAMIEN CAVEAPRIL 1, 2017
SYDNEY, Australia — Feng Chongyi said he ran to the airport in Guangzhou on Saturday as soon as he received the message from Chinese officials: Go.
John Hugh said that Obviously we are glad that he’s back,
He had been barred from leaving China for just over a week, submitting to questioning whenever
Chinese officials felt the need, he said, waiting for a chance to return to Australia.
The media played an essential role in pushing them across the line." Professor Feng’s release
brings an end to a recent whirlwind of tense negotiations for Australia and China.
Feng said that Until I got on the plane and got past border control, I was not sure it was real,
