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Former ambassador to China says situation on detained journalist 'extremely sensitive'

Cheng Lei, Anchor, CGTN, at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal in 2019

Cheng Lei, Anchor, CGTN, at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal in 2019 Source: Getty

The federal government says Cheng Lei has been detained since mid-August but does not know why she is being held.



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