two australian journalists, including the abc's china correspondent bill birtles, have been rushed outey faced arbitrary detention. bill: as china's relations with australia disintegrated, i was caught in the middle of a worsening diplomatic crisis. bill: it's a relief to be back into the country with genuine rule of law. bill: so this is my new temporary home: sydney's eastern beaches. i can't go back to china any time soon. and as for hong kong, well, it's more and more like mainland china. people that i used to ring during the protests, they won't even pick up the phone and speak to me anymore. the fear there is real and it is widespread. there's a new national security law and many people there think that talking to someone like me, a foreign journalist, could now put them at risk of being arrested and jailed. ♪♪♪ bill: but with the collaboration of a local crew, we've been able to document the crushing of a rebellion. ♪♪♪ bill: the crackdown and coronavirus may have cleared the streets of demonstrators, but there's still a crowd at the courts for the arrival of protest leaders. jo

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