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Concern mounts for Sydney academic stopped from leaving China

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Colleagues of a Sydney academic say he has been stopped from leaving China because he refused to undergo a lie-detector test for the country's secret police.

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Colleagues of a Sydney academic say he has been stopped from leaving China because he refused to undergo a lie-detector test for the country's secret police.

Dr Chongyi Feng, visiting China for a research trip, has twice been prevented from boarding flights to return to Australia.

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