Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been sentenced to death by a Beijing court, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed on Monday, blasting the decision. Wong said in a statement that, while the death sentence can be commuted to life imprisonment if Yang doesn’t commit any serious crimes in the next two years, the sentence is still “harrowing news” for the writer, his family and his supporters. “We have consistently called for basic standards of justice, procedural fairness and humane treatment for Dr Yang, in accordance with international norms and China’s legal obligations,” …