Australian journalist Cheng Lei reflects on her experience after detention in China, Australian academic Sean Turnell recounts his time in a Myanmar jail, Australian citizen Daniel Duggan is detained in prolonged isolation at the behest of the US, an Australian man is jailed for foreign interference in favor of China, and a Chinese pastor struggles to obtain ID after release from prison
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Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was recently released after three years of detention in Beijing, spoke about her experience in her first interview with Sky News Australia . Cheng described feeling alternately fragile like a newborn and feeling like she could fly. She was reunited with her children in Melbourne after being released and expressed her heartbreak at seeing her mother aged and weakened from raising the children in her absence .
Cheng, a former business television anchor for Chinese state television, was detained in 2020 for allegedly sharing state secrets. She could not divulge details about her case but admitted to sharing a government briefing document before going on-air, which is considered a serious offense in China .
Cheng expressed gratitude to the Australian gove...
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