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Chongyi Feng, the Sydney academic who was prevented from leaving China but who returned to Australia on Sunday morning, says he will continue to return to the country to pursue his research.
"I need to finish my work," said Associate Professor Feng, who landed in Sydney about 8.30am.
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Yunsi Feng's, father, Chongyi Feng, a UTS Professor, has been prevented from leaving China and returning home to Sydney.
But Professor Feng, who works at the University of Technology, Sydney, was unable to shed much light on the reasons Chinese authorities prevented his departure from the country.
"It is still a mystery to me," he said via a telephone interview.
Dr Feng Chongyi arrived in Sydney on Sunday morning. Photo: Andrew Greene/ABC
He said he had since stayed in a hotel, but could not travel far in case he was needed for questioning. A condition of his release, he said, was that he "would not disclose the details of those conversations."
After being met by friends at Sydney Airport on Sunday morning, Mr Feng had returned to his home with those friends, where they planned to have lunch and "some sort of celebration." He said he would continue to return to China.
Yunsi Feng's father, UTS professor Chongyi Feng, had been prevented from leaving China. Photo: Janie Barrett
"My research project is still going on," he said.
Since arriving in China a month ago for research, Professor Feng had met with fellow academics, intellectuals and human rights lawyers in several cities.
Feng Chongyi, an associate professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Technology Sydney. Photo: Supplied
He was first held for questioning in Kunming, the capital of the south-western Yunnan province, before being barred twice from boarding flights to Sydney from Guangzhou
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Thursday that Professor Feng was being prevented from leaving on "national security" grounds, without elaborating.
In an earlier interview, his daughter, Yungsi Feng, said her father had contributed a lot to Australia and its understanding of China.
"He's not just important to me, he's important to the Australian community, especially the academic community," said Ms Feng, a lawyer.