“We are glad Mike Smith, our correspondent who has been based in Shanghai for two and a half years, along with ABC reporter Bill Birtles, have made a safe return to Australian this morning. This incident targeting two journalists, who were going about their normal reporting duties, is both regrettable and disturbing and is not in the interests of a co-operative relationship between Australia and China,” said the Financial Review’s editor-in-chief Michael Stutchbury and editor Paul Bailey.

“Thank you to the Department of Foreign Affair and Trade as well as the local Consular officials who assisted in his safe return.”

For more information:
Miranda Ward
Communications Manager
miward@nine.com.au

Tuesday, September 8, 2020