Published: February 9th, 2021,
Last updated: February 21st, 2023
Australian TV journalist Cheng Lei has been officially arrested in China on suspicion of espionage. This was confirmed on Monday by the Australian Foreign Ministry. The 45-year-old, who worked as a presenter for the English-language China Global Television Network (CGTN), allegedly passed state secrets abroad. Details of her offense are not yet publicly known.