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

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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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Published 1 September 2020 8:46pm

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

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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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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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