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Cheng Lei, detained Australian journalist, is freed by China

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been allowed to leave the country and is back home in Australia after being detained for more than three years on charges of espionage.

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Why has China released detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei?

The arrival of Cheng Lei back in Melbourne today is clearly a moment of celebration for the Chinese Australian journalist and her family from whom she has been separated for over three years.

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Detained Australian journalist released by China

Cheng Lei has returned to Melbourne and been reunited with her family after Chinese authorities released the Australian journalist from detention.

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Australian journalist Cheng Lei back home after 3 years detained in China

Former Chinese TV anchor was imprisoned on murky charges of ‘supplying state secrets overseas’.

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Cheng Lei: Australian journalist released from China after three years of detention

Mother of two was detained in August 2020 and booked under vague espionage charges

The Independent UK

Cheng Lei released by China and reunited with family in Melbourne

Cheng Lei, the Australian journalist incarcerated in China since August 2020, has been freed – arriving in Melbourne to be reunited with her family.

The Conversation

Australian-Chinese journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a Chinese-Australian journalist who was jailed for three years in China on a murky espionage conviction has returned to Australia

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‘Tight hugs, teary screams’: Cheng Lei releases first statement after release from detention in China

The Australian journalist was freed and is back home in Melbourne after being detained in August 2020 over national security-related accusations

The Guardian - AU

'You hypocrites': Aust MPs tell US Assange case could set precedent abroad

Cheng Lei's detention raised in cross-party mission to free Assange.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Asia expert Richard McGregor on Anthony Albanese's coming visit to China

Anthony Albanese has now confirmed he’ll be heading to China before the end of the year. He is the first Australian prime minister to visit since 2016, and it is the culmination of an improvement in China-Australia relations since the change of government.

The Conversation

Chinese academic raided by Australian police and offered $2,000 for information during trip

Exclusive: Sino-Australian relations expert had phone confiscated and was asked to provide information during ‘heavy-handed’ and ‘counterproductive’ episode

The Guardian - AU

Albanese’s China trip suggests a smoother relationship rather than a cosy one

A key calculation of the Australian PM’s team is that dialogue is of value, even if both sides agree to disagree

The Guardian - AU

Chinese Australian writer fears dying in Beijing detention after being diagnosed with a kidney cyst

Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun has told his family he fears he will die in a Beijing detention center after being diagnosed with a kidney cyst, prompting supporters to demand his release for medical treatment

The Independent UK

Australian journalist jailed in China says she only gets sunlight for 10 hours a year

‘In my cell, the sunlight shines through the window but I can stand in it for only 10 hours a year’

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The Guardian - AU

PM won’t make journalist’s release a condition of trip – as it happened

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Australian journalist jailed in China says she only gets sunlight for 10 hours a year

‘In my cell, the sunlight shines through the window but I can stand in it for only 10 hours a year’

The Guardian - AU

Cheng Lei: journalist detained in China says she longs for sunlight, outdoors and family in ‘love letter’ to Australia

The former television anchor says ‘I haven’t seen a tree in three years’ but ‘most of all I miss my children’

The Guardian - AU

Ongoing detention of Cheng Lei without verdict ‘damages China’s standing’ worldwide, partner says

Dfat calls for China to exercise ‘basic standards of justice’ in case of Australian journalist detained since 2020 over national security-related accusations

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Australian leader criticizes Hong Kong authorities over arrest warrants for activists in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticized Hong Kong authorities over their pursuit of two pro-democracy activists who live in Australia

The Guardian - AU

China’s ambassador to Australia says Aukus an ‘unnecessary’ use of taxpayer money and ‘not a good idea’

Xiao Qian suggests improvement in Australian relationship with Beijing possible but would take ‘mutual respect’

ABC News

Australia, China to build on 'positive momentum' but no major breakthrough after meeting on trade

Australia and China agree to step up dialogue to resolve bitter trade disputes under existing free trade mechanisms, but fail to secure any major breakthrough during ministerial talks in Beijing.

Reuters

Australia trade minister 'pleased' with trade talks in China

Australia's Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell said on Friday he was "pleased" with his talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on removing trade barriers, but added that his visit was "just another step" in stabilising ties.

Reuters

Australia's trade minister seeks end to trade curbs on visit to Beijing

Australia's Trade Minister arrived in Beijing On Thursday to meet his Chinese counterpart, as Canberra pushes for the removal of all trade barriers and for diplomatic relations to stabilise.

Reuters

Australian journalist nears 1,000 days in detention in China on state secrets charge

Politicians, business people and friends of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who will reach 1,000 days of detention in Beijing on Wednesday, called for a faster resolution of her case as diplomatic ties between the trade partners stabilise.

The Guardian - AU

Australia rethinks ‘quiet diplomacy’ tactic as Cheng Lei marks 1,000 days in Chinese detention

Department of Foreign Affairs introduces new measures including asking former detainees to provide views on media tactics and support after their release

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