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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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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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