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China News: Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was detained in China on espionage charges for three years, dictated a letter describing how much she misses her
Cheng Lei describes her bleak prison conditions in a candid note dictated to Australian officials from her cell
An Australian journalist, Cheng Lei, detained in China on national security charges, has detailed her predicament in a letter that she referred to as a "love letter to 25 million people" in Australia.
Sydney (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 - Jailed Australian journalist Cheng Lei yearns for her children and the country's psychedelic sunsets, she said in a rare public letter marking three years since her mysterious arrest in China.
There's further evidence of a thawing relationship between China and Australia. Restrictions on barley and tourism trade have been dropped. But there's mounting pressure on the Prime Minister to secure the release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, before his anticipated visit to Beijing.