Cheng Lei
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Foreign relations
Don’t shut down families of Aussies in trouble overseas, high-profile former prisoners warn
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Cheng Lei and Sean Turnell have successfully lobbied for a Senate inquiry into how the government manages cases of citizens wrongfully held in government prisons or as hostages.
- by Olivia Ireland
Latest
‘Rude, inappropriate’: Albanese toughens language on Cheng Lei incident as Chinese premier departs
The PM insisted his government has improved relations with China without giving ground on core values.
- by Matthew Knott and Olivia Ireland
Analysis
China relations
Cheng Lei wanted to do her job. A Chinese embassy official had other ideas
Even in Canberra’s Parliament House, Australia’s monument to democracy, Cheng Lei cannot avoid being hassled by the Chinese government.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Motherhood
I love my mum, but I try to be the mother she wasn’t
I did not recognise my mum from the maternal stereotypes I saw in laundry detergent and chicken dinner commercials.
- by Cheng Lei
Opinion
Inside China
China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could
In the end, its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Who is Yang Hengjun, sentenced to death in China?
Human rights dissident, pro-democracy blogger, Chinese government official, daigou entrepreneur. Yang Hengjun has worn many hats.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Matter of minutes: Why Cheng Lei did not see her family for three years
The Australian journalist’s comments are the first time she has revealed the reasons for her detention in August 2020.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
‘Psychological torture’: The brutal system China uses to make people disappear
The same day that Cheng Lei returned to Australia, the US condemned Beijing for its arrest of another target.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Editorial
China relations
Act with urgency to ensure release of Australians in arbitrary Chinese detention
The release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei this week has reignited the spotlight on China’s judicial system.
- The Herald's View
Inside the years of negotiations to secure the release of Cheng Lei
The moment the Australian government knew Cheng Lei was finally free was when she was on the plane from Beijing to Melbourne.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Australian father’s life in danger and should be Albanese’s top priority, friends say
Yang Hengjun, who has spent more than four years in detention – one year longer than Cheng Lei – has always maintained his innocence to charges of espionage.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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