Australia: Update on the Defecting Chinese Diplomat

Two more cabinet ministers have spoken out in favor of Chen Yonglin’s asylum bid, dimming the chances that he will be sent back to face a Chinese firing squad or a tenner in the laogai. The good news permits a degree of amusement at the ministers’ surnames, and the headline that results:

“Abbott, Costello back asylum for Chen“

As James Taranto asks, “What about Hu?” Let’s hope the news continues to be good.