Australian journalist Cheng Lei returns home after release by China
Australian journalist Cheng Lei returned home on Wednesday after being released by Beijing, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
Cheng, who was tried in secret on national security charges in March 2022, arrived in Melbourne and has been reunited with her two children and family, Albanese told a news conference. “ government has been seeking this for a long period of time and her return will be warmly welcomed not just by her family and friends but by all Australians,” he said.Did you subscribe to The Globe in the past four months?
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