China Releases Australian Journalist Detained on Suspicion of Disclosing State Secrets
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The release of Cheng Lei, who had been detained for more than three years, removes a key irritant in a tense relationship between the two countries.
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Cheng Lei, a host for China’s international broadcaster, was arrested in Beijing at a time of rising tensions with Australia. Her release signals a warming.
Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China and returned home to her family, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on opaque espionage charges.
Cheng Lei, who was detained in 2020 during a turbulent period in China-Australia relations, has arrived home in Melbourne, the Australian government said.
A Chinese Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday.
Australian journalist Cheng Lei was deported from China on Wednesday after more than three years in detention on espionage charges widely seen as politically motivated.
Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been allowed to leave the country and is back home in Australia after being detained for more than three years on charges of espionage.
Cheng Lei has returned to Melbourne after spending three years in detention in Beijing. Her imprisonment had been a source of friction between Australia and China.
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