There are no indications of trouble in the last WeChat update by the Australian journalist being held in China, who posted about a new burger shop in Beijing just days before being detained.
The last social media posts by a high-profile Australian journalist before she was detained in China reveal her going about normal daily life with no indications of any trouble.Posts on her Facebook page are critical of China's response to the coronavirus pandemicThe Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday thatIt's not known why Ms Cheng is being detained or what she is accused of.It was an unremarkable post showing her attending the opening of a hamburger shop in the Chinese capital.
The most recent posts on her Facebook account, however, take a markedly different tone, criticising China's response to the coronavirus pandemic. "It immediately blew up the internet. Even in China, where the pool of material for satire never runs low, this is too rich. In a post from late February, investigative stories from other media outlets are highlighted and people are urged to "probe more".
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