Concerns expressed after Australian news anchor's formal arrest in China

Cheng Lei, Australian journalist for CGTN, attending a public event in Beijing in August 2020

Cheng Lei, Australian journalist for CGTN, attending a public event in Beijing in August 2020 Source: AAP

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Cheng Lei has been detained under national security laws on "suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas" for more than six months.

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