A Chinese Australian journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday. Cheng Lei, 48, worked for the international department of China's state broadcaster CCTV. She has reunited with her two children in Melbourne, Albanese said. Albanese said Australia had traded nothing with China for Cheng's release. “Her release follows the completion of judicial processes in China,” Albanese said. China’s National Security Police said that Cheng had been approached by a foreign organization in May 2020 and provided them with...