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"The arrival of Cheng Lei back in Melbourne today is clearly a moment of
celebration for the Chinese Australian journalist and her family from whom she
has been separated for over three years.
But it would also seem to be a triumph for Australian diplomacy, as well as a
signal of China’s serious intent to improve Australia-China relations. For some
time, Cheng’s incarceration has remained a sticking point for Canberra in a
more reasonable relationship emerging between the two sides.
Although born in China, Cheng has been an Australian citizen for years, having
migrated to Melbourne with her parents at the age of 10. As a journalist, she
found a degree of celebrity working within China’s state-owned English-language
news networks. In recent years, she landed a job hosting the
Global Business
program on the China Global Television Network.
However, in August 2020, she was arrested and has been held since largely
without access to Australian consular services."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
