【新唐人2011年3月31日訊】澳洲華裔博客作家楊恆均，幾天前在廣州機場失蹤，引起各方的關注。澳洲外交部也和中共當局展開交涉。澳大利亞有媒體猜測，楊恆均的失蹤，可能和中共為防止境內茉莉花革命而大批拘禁異見人士有關。
在29號的中共外交部簡報會上，有記者專門詢問了楊恆均27號失蹤的這個案例。
外交部發言人姜瑜聲稱，她從來沒有聽說過楊恆均這個人。
據了解，姜瑜沒有聽說過的楊恆均，曾在中共外交部工作過。
《自由亞洲電臺》報導，46歲的楊恆均畢業於復旦大學外交專業，曾經擔任中共政府部門要職及國安系統工作，也曾被外交部派駐海外，之後加入澳洲籍。楊恆均還是中國最有影響力的政治博客作家，擁有“民主小販”之稱和百萬粉絲，他的博客文集《家國天下》去年底在北京出版。
27號，楊恆均打電話給他的博客管理員，說在廣州白雲機場發現有3人跟蹤他，後來就失去了聯繫。澳洲外交部29號表示，正在尋找楊恆均的下落。
《美國之音》報導，保護記者委員會表示，擔心楊恆均在中共對中國異議人士的鎮壓中受到迫害。
2月份，楊恆均在接受《美國之音》的訪問中暗示：有“很大壓力”，他說：“事實上中國的審查比任何國家都嚴重，他們還在控制這個言論自由，還在用審查壓制這些東西。”
楊恆均的朋友，廣東作家野火向《新唐人》表示，當局抓捕楊恆均完全沒有理由。
野火：“如果定個甚麼罪那是不可能，一個因為身份，二是他的文章全部都是公開博客----國內允許的博客，通過的，網站管理員通過的。”
關注中國政治犯案件的美國「對話基金會」研究員羅助華認為，楊恆均一向對中國的政治和社會形勢“持批評態度”，但是也非常小心如何來表達他的觀點。連“溫和的政府批評人士”也失蹤，羅助華對中共公然漠視法律程序表示擔心。
30號，與楊恆均素有交情的悉尼科技大學馮崇義博士對《美國之音》表示，楊恆均目前已經跟朋友通過電話了，通話中說他“病”了幾天，手機沒電了。
而澳洲總理朱莉雅.吉拉德（Julia Gillard）預計將在4月26號訪問中國。外界認為中共將會釋放楊恆均，以對吉拉德的來訪表示善意。
新唐人記者秦雪、李庭、黎安安採訪報導。
Chinese-Australian Writer Disappeared in China
The disappearance of Chinese-Australian blog writer
Yang Hengjun has sparked wide attention.
The Australian government has intervened,
asking China for Yang's release.
Media believe China is arresting dissidents to
prevent Jasmine Revolution from taking place.
On March 29 briefing by the Chinese Foreign Ministry
some journalists asked about Yang's disappearance.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Jiang Yu, said that
she's never heard of Yang Hengjun.
Oddly enough, Yang Henjun also used to work
In the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
RFA reported, Yang Hengjun, 46, graduated
from Fudan University in the field of foreign affairs.
He held positions in the Chinese national
security system and foreign diplomatic posts.
Later, he was granted Australian citizenship.
With the nickname “democracy vendor” and
millions of fans, Yang is also an influential
political blog writer. Last year in Beijing, his book of
blog articles "Home Country World" was published.
On March 27, Yang tald his blog manager that
he was followed by 3 people in Guangzhou Airport.
The manager had since lost contact with Yang..
The Australian Foreign Ministry said that since
March 29 they were looking for Yang's whereabouts.
VOA reported, that the Committee for Journalists'
Protection is worried that Yang could be persecuted
amidst China's current suppression on dissidents.
In February Yang alluded to VOA that he was under
“mounting pressure” and said: “China's censorship
is worse than any other country, yet they continue
to tighten and suppress freedom of speech.”
Yang's friend, Guangdong writer Ye Huo,
said to NTD that Yang's arrest is groundless.
Ye Huo: “It is impossible to convict Yang due to his
foreign citizenship and the fact that his articles are
openly published on the already censored blogs.”
Luo Zhuhua, researcher at the Dialogue Foundation,
said that although Yang has been critical
of China's political and societal situations,
he always carefully expressed his views.
He is a “mild critic of the government.”
Luo is concerned with China's disregard
of legal procedures in Yang's disappearance.
On March 30, Dr. Feng Chongyi from
the University of Technology, Sydney,
and a good friend of Yang Hengjun, told VOA that
Yang spoke to friends over the phone, saying
he was “sick” and that his cell phone battery died.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is scheduled
to visit China on April 26. It is believed that
the Chinese regime would release Yang Hengjun
in order to extend a good gesture for Gillard's visit.
NTD reporters Qin Xue, Li Ting and Li Anan
