Former Chinese state TV anchor was imprisoned on murky charges of ‘supplying state secrets overseas’. An 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. Cheng Lei, 48, who worked for the international department of China’s state broadcaster, was reunited with her two children …
Cheng, who worked for state broadcaster CGTN, has been in detention since 2020 amid worsening Australia-China relations. Australian journalist Cheng Lei has gone on trial in a heavily-guarded Beijing court on spying charges after being detained for more than 19 months. Cheng, who was a leading business news presenter on Chinese state broadcaster CGTN when she was detained in August …
The last time Tim Harcourt spoke to his friend Sean Turnell he urged him to get out of Myanmar as soon as possible, just after a military coup had overthrown the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Key points: Sean Turnell was being interviewed on the BBC when he was taken into custody Friends say he is an optimistic person, …
Australia says Cheng Lei has been held since mid-August and China has not explained why. Australia has not been informed why Chinese authorities have detained Australian citizen Cheng Lei, a high-profile television anchor at state television channel CGTN in Beijing. No access to family, lawyer Cheng Lei works as a business anchor for CGTN, the international channel of Chinese state …
