‘Tight hugs, teary screams’: Cheng Lei’s China nightmare ends
Cheng Lei’s three-year ordeal in a Beijing prison cell is over but China’s willingness to use people as pawns in a diplomatic game should not be forgotten.
Tokyo | Cheng Lei’s release from a Beijing prison cell ends a three-year saga for the Australian journalist who became collateral damage in China’s feud with the former Morrison government.
The former television anchor with China’s state broadcaster CGTN described an emotional reunion with her two young children in Melbourne in a social media post on Wednesday night.
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Michael Smith is the health editor for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.smith@afr.com
