Journalist detained in China for three years returns to Australia

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A Chinese-Australian journalist who was convicted on espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia, prime minister Anthony Albanese has said. Cheng Lei (48) worked for the international department of China’s state broadcaster, CCTV. She has been reunited with her two children in Melbourne. Her return comes in advance of Mr Albanese’s planned visit to Beijing this year. His government has been lobbying for the release of Ms Cheng and another Chinese-Australian, Yang Hengjun, held since 2019. READ MORE Bilateral relations have improved since Mr Albanese’s centre-left Labour Party was elected after nine years of...