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China confirms detained Australian Cheng Lei is accused of leaking state secrets, as her family break their silence
The family of an Australian single mother detained in China on national security grounds have broken their silence, saying her children are devastated by her absence and keep asking when she is coming home.
Key points:
- Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been detained in China since August 2020
- Chinese authorities have just confirmed she is accused of unlawfully supplying or intending to supply state secrets or intelligence
- Ms Cheng’s two young children are being cared for by their grandmother in Melbourne
Cheng Lei, a business anchor for China’s state television network CGTN, has been locked up in Beijing without charge or access to a lawyer for six months.
In recent days, Chinese authorities confirmed for the first time that she is accused…
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