Journalist Cheng Lei returned to Australia after 38 months detained in China

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Jailed Chinese television journalist Cheng Lei touched down at Melbourne Airport in Australia on Wednesday after being freed from 38 months' detention in China on accusations of passing state secrets to a foreign country. Photo courtesy CGTN Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Jailed Chinese television journalist Cheng Lei arrived back home in Australia on Wednesday after being held in China for more than three years. Cheng, 48, whose detention in 2020 on accusations of espionage lasted 38 months and threw fire on already tense Australia-China relations, was met at Melbourne Airport by Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Advertisement "We are pleased to...